pyemia
noun
a diseased state in which pyogenic bacteria are circulating in the blood, characterized by the development of abscesses in various organs.
pyemic
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a word derived from
pyemia.
Example Sentences
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Unless systemic pyemic infection occurs or the fungus elements find their way to the deeper organs or structures the general health remains apparently undisturbed.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Henry Weightman Stelwagon
These patients die usually between the tenth and twentieth days either from exhaustion or pyemic infection.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener
