pyomyositis /pyo·myo·si·tis/ (-mi″o-si´tis) an acute bacterial infection of skeletal muscle, usually seen in the tropics, most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
py·o·my·o·si·tis (p   -m -s t s)n. Suppurative inflammation of muscle tissue characterized by abscesses, carbuncles, or infected sinuses. |
pyomyositis
purulent myositis characterized by suppurating masses in the muscle.
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