{ ‖Py‐æ″mi‐a, ‖Py‐e″mi‐a } (?), n.(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‐æ″mic, Py‐e″mic (#), a.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.