1. relating to or affected by pyaemia (blood poisoning caused by pus-forming bacteria)
Usage: medical; chiefly British spelling; American spelling is 'pyemic'

Examples

• The patient developed a pyaemic infection after the surgical wound became contaminated.
• Pyaemic fever is a serious complication that can arise from untreated bacterial infections.
• The doctor diagnosed pyaemic septicemia and immediately prescribed antibiotics.
• Before modern antibiotics, pyaemic conditions were often fatal.
• The pyaemic state of the wound required urgent medical intervention.