septicaemia
US septicemia
/ (ˌsɛptɪˈsiːmɪə) /
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noun
a condition caused by pus-forming microorganisms in the bloodNontechnical name: blood poisoning See also bacteraemia, pyaemia
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Derived forms of septicaemia
septicaemic or US septicemic, adjectiveWord Origin for septicaemia
C19: from New Latin, from Greek sēptik (os) septic + -aemia
Words nearby septicaemia
septentrion, septet, septi-, septic, septic abortion, septicaemia, septicemia, septicemic abscess, septicemic plague, septic fever, septicidal
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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.
For cancer, infectious fevers (measles, scarlet fever, typhoid and septicaemia) and as a prophylactic.
You know while the bullet slew its thousands, septicaemia has slain its tens of thousands.
Leaves from a Field Note-Book|J. H. MorganIf 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