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Pyaemia

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  1. 1
    A type of septicemia caused usually by the presence of Staphylococcus bacteria in the bloodstream; characterised by metastatic abscesses and other symptoms associated with septicemia. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πύον (púon, “pus”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).

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