Dictionary entry

Pyæmia

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Py‐æ″mi‐a (?), n.(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.