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
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.
I will tell you what was the cause of this hospital pyaemia being in that large private house.
From Notes on Nursing What It Is, and What It Is Not by Nightingale, Florence
He discussed pyaemia as Wundsucht, that is, an infectious disease produced from a wound.
From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.
An untrapped sink may at any time spread fever or pyaemia among the inmates of a palace.
From Notes on Nursing What It Is, and What It Is Not by Nightingale, Florence
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