pyaemia
/pʌɪˈiːmɪə
/(US pyemia)
noun [mass noun]
Blood poisoning (septicaemia) caused by the spread in the bloodstream of pus-forming bacteria released from an abscess.Nothing seemed to halt pyemia, and it had a mortality rate of over 90%....
- There may be rapid and irritable pulse, dry brown tongue, dry skin, constipation, anorexia, and if pyemia develops there will be pain in the joints.
Derivatives
pyaemic
- Pyaemic complications occurred in seven patients.
- This imaging study also excluded biliary obstruction, pyaemic liver abscess, and tumour as causes of his jaundice.
Origin
Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek puon 'pus' + haima 'blood'.