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pyaemia


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pyaemia  \Py*[ae]"mi*a\,  Pyemia  \Py*e"mi*a\,  n.  [NL.,  fr  Gr  ? 
  pus  +  ?  blood.]  (Med.) 
  A  form  of  blood  poisoning  produced  by  the  absorption  of 
  pyogenic  microorganisms  into  the  blood,  usually  from  a  wound 
  or  local  inflammation.  It  is  characterized  by  multiple 
  abscesses  throughout  the  body,  and  is  attended  with 
  irregularly  recurring  chills,  fever,  profuse  sweating,  and 
  exhaustion.  --  {Py*[ae]"mic},  {Py*e"mic},  a. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pyaemia  \Py*[ae]"mi*a\,  n.  [NL.,  fr  Gr  ?  pus  +  ?  blood.] 
  (Med.) 
  A  form  of  blood  poisoning  produced  by  the  absorption  into  the 
  blood  of  morbid  matters  usually  originating  in  a  wound  or 
  local  inflammation.  It  is  characterized  by  the  development  of 
  multiple  abscesses  throughout  the  body,  and  is  attended  with 
  irregularly  recurring  chills,  fever,  profuse  sweating,  and 
  exhaustion. 




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