pyaemia

See also: pyæmia

English

Alternative forms

• pyæmia, pyemia (American), pyœmia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πύον (púon, “pus”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

Noun

pyaemia (countable and uncountable, plural pyaemias)

1. (pathology) A type of septicemia caused usually by the presence of Staphylococcus bacteria in the bloodstream; characterised by metastatic abscesses and other symptoms associated with septicemia.

Derived terms

• pyaemic

Translations

type of septicemia

• Catalan: pièmia f, piohèmia f
• German: Pyämie (de) f
• Punjabi: ਪਾਕਾ m (pākā)