noun
or py·ae·mia pīˈēmēə
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from py- + -emia
: septicemia accompanied by multiple abscesses and secondary toxemic symptoms and caused by pus-forming microorganisms (as the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus ) — compare bacteremia
• py·emic (ˈ)pī|ēmik adjective