septicaemia

US septicemia

/ (ˌsɛptɪˈsiːmɪə) /

noun

a condition caused by pus-forming microorganisms in the blood: Nontechnical name: blood poisoning See also bacteraemia, pyaemia

Origin of septicaemia

C19: from New Latin, from Greek sēptik (os) septic + -aemia

Derived forms of septicaemia

septicaemic or US septicemic, adjective

Words Nearby septicaemia

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How to use septicaemia in a sentence

In acute anaemias, such as those associated with septicaemia, there is no doubt that blood destruction plays the principal part.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 | Various
For cancer, infectious fevers (measles, scarlet fever, typhoid and septicaemia) and as a prophylactic.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 | Various
You know while the bullet slew its thousands, septicaemia has slain its tens of thousands.
Leaves from a Field Note-Book | J. H. Morgan
If the foetus putrefies it causes fatal septicaemia in the mother, or a perforating abscess, unless it is successfully removed.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley

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