pyaemia (pa??i?m??) or pyemian (Pathology) blood poisoning characterized by pus-forming microorganisms in the blood[C19: from New Latin, from Greek puon pus + haima blood] py?aemic, py?emic adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014