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Word: Pyaemia
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek puon ‘pus’ + haima ‘blood’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pʌɪˈiːmɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
blood poisoning (septicaemia) caused by the spread in the bloodstream of pus-forming bacteria released from an abscess.
Short Definition:blood poisoning septicaemia caused by spread in bloodstream of pus-forming bacteria released from abscess
Variant Forms:
- pyemia
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