Py*e"mi*a (?), n. (Med.) See
PyÆmia.
{ ||Py*æ"mi*a, ||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*æ"mic,
Py*e"mic (#), a.