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sapremia

[suh-pree-mee-uh]

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noun Pathology.

blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.

Origin of sapremia

1885–90; sapr- + -emia

Related formssa·pre·mic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for sapremia

Historical Examples of sapremia

The symptoms of sapremia depend upon the amount of intoxication.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry
Maximilian Stern
In sapremia the blood contains the toxins and dead saprophytic organisms.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry
Maximilian Stern
In sapremia the causative condition is putrid material lodged like a foreign body in the tissues.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry
Maximilian Stern

sapremia in Medicine

sapremia

n.

Blood poisoning resulting from the absorption of the products of putrefaction.

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