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sapremia

[ suh-pree-mee-uh ]

noun

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


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Other Words From

  • sa·premic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sapremia1

1885–90; sapr- ( def ) + -emia
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Example Sentences

The symptoms of sapremia depend upon the amount of intoxication.

In sapremia the blood contains the toxins and dead saprophytic organisms.

In sapremia the causative condition is putrid material lodged like a foreign body in the tissues.

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