pyaemia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pyaemia
    n 1: septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released
         from an abscess [syn: {pyemia}, {pyaemia}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Pyemic