- pyosepticemia
- Infection of the blood with several forms of bacteria, so-called pyogenic and also nonpyogenic organisms. [pyo- + G. septikos, putrefying, + haima, blood]
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pyo·sep·ti·ce·mia or chiefly Brit pyo·sep·ti·cae·mia -.sep-tə-'sē-mē-ə n pyemia and septicemia combined specif NAVEL ILLpyo·sep·ti·ce·mic or chiefly Brit pyo·sep·ti·cae·mic -mik adj* * *
pyo·sep·ti·ce·mia (pi″o-sep″tĭ-seґme-ə) pyemia combined with septicemia.
Medical dictionary. 2011.