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( US pyemia )
■ noun blood poisoning caused by the release of pus-forming bacteria from an abscess.
Derivatives
pyaemic adjective
Origin
C19: mod. L., from Gk puon 'pus' + haima 'blood'.
[ pʌɪ'i:mɪə ]
( US pyemia )
■ noun blood poisoning caused by the release of pus-forming bacteria from an abscess.
Derivatives
pyaemic adjective
Origin
C19: mod. L., from Gk puon 'pus' + haima 'blood'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004