Pyaemia (Noun)
Meaning
Septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The doctor warned the patient about the risk of developing pyaemia due to the presence of an infected abscess that could release bacteria into the bloodstream.
- A combination of antibiotics and drainage was required to treat the severe pyaemia caused by a massive skin infection that spread throughout the patient's body.
- As a complication of a large skin boil, pyaemia had set in and made the patient critically ill and weak, resulting in extended hospitalisation.
- Prompt treatment and emergency care are necessary when symptoms of pyaemia develop in order to increase a patient's survival rate.
- During an operation to remove the large abdominal abscess, it became apparent that the patient was also suffering from severe pyaemia.