Definition of: pyemia

(pī·ē′mē·ə) noun Pathol.
A poisonous infection of the blood, due to the absorption of vitiated pus or pyogenic micro–organisms into the circulation: it causes suppuration marked by multiple abscesses, phlebitis, high fever, etc. Also py·ae′mi·a. [<NL <Gk. pyon pus + haima blood]
—py·e′mic adjective