Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Pyæmia
Py·æ′mi·a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. πύον pus + αἷμα blood.] (Med.) A form of blood poisoning produced by the absorption into the blood of morbid matters usually originating in a wound or local inflammation. It is characterized by the development of multiple abscesses throughout the body, and is attended with irregularly recurring chills, fever, profuse sweating, and exhaustion.