septicemia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever.

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septicemia septicemias septicaemia septicæmia

Borrowed from New Latin sēpticaemia, from Latin sēpticus + -aemia.

blood poisoning septic fever

sepsis bacteraemia pyemia

colisepticemia septicemic

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