- a variation of pyemia.
pyaemia
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of pyaemia
C19: from New Latin, from Greek puon pus + haima blood
Example Sentences
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Four major infections were accepted as largely inevitable: septicaemia, erysipelas, gangrene and pyaemia.
From Nature ● Oct. 3, 2017
He discussed pyaemia as Wundsucht, that is, an infectious disease produced from a wound.
From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.
In pyaemia the animal may live from a few days to several months.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
NEPHRITIS.—Congestion and inflammation of the kidneys commonly occur in mixed and specific infectious diseases, such as septicaemia, pyaemia and influenza.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
Various wound infections, including septicaemia, pyaemia, acute abscesses, ulcers, erysipelas, etc., are produced by a few forms of micrococci, resembling each other in many points but differing slightly.
From The Story of Germ Life by Conn, H. W. (Herbert William)
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