PYEMIA

pyemia, pyaemia

(noun) septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

pyemia (countable and uncountable, plural pyemias)

Alternative spelling of pyaemia

Anagrams

• yampie

Source: Wiktionary


Py*e"mi*a, n. (Med.)

Definition: See PyÆmia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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