Definition

1. Adjective: Relating to or affected by pyemia, a severe bloodstream infection characterized by the presence of pus-forming bacteria and the formation of abscesses in various parts of the body.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The patient's pyaemic condition required immediate and aggressive antibiotic treatment.
  • A pyaemic abscess was discovered during the autopsy, indicating the infection had spread through the blood.

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in medical and pathological contexts to describe a specific, serious type of systemic infection. It is a technical term and not commonly used in everyday language.

Variants and Related Words

• Pyemia (noun): The medical condition itself, meaning blood poisoning by pus-forming microorganisms.
  • The patient died from pyemia following the untreated wound.
• Pyaemia: An alternative spelling of .

Synonyms

• Septicemic: Relating to septicemia, a similar condition of blood poisoning by bacteria. While often used interchangeably in general contexts, specifically implies the presence of pus and abscess formation.
• Infected (systemically): A more general term for having a widespread infection.

Antonyms

• Aseptic: Free from contamination by disease-causing microorganisms.
• Sterile: Completely free from all living microorganisms.

Adjective

1. of or relating to pyemia