pyemia

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pī ē′mē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
py•e•mi•a  (pī ē′mē ə),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologya diseased state in which pyogenic bacteria are circulating in the blood, characterized by the development of abscesses in various organs.
Also, pyaemia. 
  • Neo-Latin; see py-, -emia
  • 1855–60
py•e′mic, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
py•ae•mi•a  (pī ē′mē ə),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologypyemia.
py•ae′mic, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pyaemia, pyemia / paɪˈiːmɪə/
  1. blood poisoning characterized by pus-forming microorganisms in the blood
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin, from Greek puon pus + haima bloodpyˈaemic, pyˈemic
'pyemia' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
blood poisoning - py- - pyaemia

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