'Pyaemia' definitions:

Definition of 'pyaemia'

noun

Septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess [syn: pyemia, pyaemia]

From: GCIDE

Pyaemia \Py*[ae]"mi*a\, Pyemia \Py*e"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? pus + ? blood.] (Med.) A form of blood poisoning produced by the absorption of pyogenic microorganisms into the blood, usually from a wound or local inflammation. It is characterized by multiple abscesses throughout the body, and is attended with irregularly recurring chills, fever, profuse sweating, and exhaustion. -- {Py*[ae]"mic}, {Py*e"mic}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Pyemic