pyaemic
/pai'i:mik/ Cách viết khác : (pyaemic) /pai'i:mik/
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Definition
- 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
- of or relating to pyemia