Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com
Showing results for sapremia. Search instead for natremia.

sapremia

American  
[suh-pree-mee-uh] / səˈpri mi ə /

noun

Pathology.

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

Other Word Forms

  • sapremic adjective

Etymology

Origin of sapremia

1885–90; sapr- ( def. ) + -emia

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Sapremia, sap-rē′mi-a, n. a condition of blood-poisoning.—adjs.

From Project Gutenberg

Sapremia is a septic intoxication, the result of the absorption of toxins.

From Project Gutenberg

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.