septicaemia

/ ˌsɛptɪˈsiːmɪə /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• septicaemic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of septicaemia¹

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

Example Sentences

It is used to treat illnesses ranging from septicaemia to pneumonia to meningitis.

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Then, when Richard was two years old, his mother died from septicaemia after giving birth to a younger brother.

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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.

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When watching the first model have her liposuction procedure Mr Humzah said he noted that the client had a high risk of infection, if not septicaemia, and potentially could have major complications after this procedure.

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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".

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