- a variation of septicemia.
septicaemia
Britishnoun
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Etymology
Origin of septicaemia
C19: from New Latin, from Greek sēptik ( os ) septic + -aemia
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Meningococcal septicaemia, where patients become seriously ill with blood poisoning and inflammation of the brain, is classed as an urgent notifiable disease.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
The deaths of 25 elephants in neighbouring Zimbabwe from septicaemia in the same year cast some doubt on algal toxins being the reason for the Botswana deaths.
From Science Daily • Nov. 29, 2024
She said it was "really important" for students to get vaccinated as meningitis and septicaemia, although rare, can lead to "serious life-changing complications and in some cases death - so it is really serious".
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2024
Although very rare, life-threatening systemic infections such as septicaemia may arise.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2024
Various wound infections, including septicaemia, pyaemia, acute abscesses, ulcers, erysipelas, etc., are produced by a few forms of micrococci, resembling each other in many points but differing slightly.
From The Story of Germ Life by Conn, H. W. (Herbert William)
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