- a variation of pyemia.
pyaemia
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Etymology
Origin of pyaemia
C19: from New Latin, from Greek puon pus + haima blood
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Four major infections were accepted as largely inevitable: septicaemia, erysipelas, gangrene and pyaemia.
From Nature ● Oct. 3, 2017
The bacteria that cause pyaemia are transferred by the blood stream to different organs and produce multiple abscesses.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
He discussed pyaemia as Wundsucht, that is, an infectious disease produced from a wound.
From The Century of Columbus by James J. Walsh
Fever, or hospital gangrene, or pyaemia, or purulent discharge of some kind may else supervene.
From Notes on Nursing What It Is, and What It Is Not by Florence Nightingale
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 R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
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