pyemic

/pai'i:mik/ Cách viết khác : (pyaemic) /pai'i:mik/

Thân thiện

A patient is diagnosed with a pyemic condition.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or affected by pyemia: Describes a condition or characteristic associated with pyemia, a serious bloodstream infection involving pus-forming bacteria.

Usage

The adjective "pyemic" is a medical term used to describe a state, symptom, or condition resulting from pyemia. It is typically used in clinical or pathological descriptions. - The patient was diagnosed with a pyemic infection. - The autopsy revealed pyemic abscesses in multiple organs.

Advanced Usage

• "pyemic septicemia": An alternative term for pyemia itself, emphasizing the septicemic (blood poisoning) nature of the infection.
  • The rapid progression suggested a case of pyemic septicemia.

Variants and Related Words

• Pyaemic (adj): An alternative spelling of "pyemic," more common in British English.
• Pyemia (n): The noun form denoting the disease state itself, characterized by pus-forming bacteria in the blood and the formation of metastatic abscesses.
  • Pyemia is a life-threatening condition.

Synonyms

• Septicemic: Relating to blood poisoning (septicemia), which is a broader category that includes pyemia.
• Suppurative: Producing or discharging pus, which is a key feature of pyemic conditions.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to pyemia

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