septicaemia
noun
a condition caused by pus-forming microorganisms in the blood See also bacteraemia pyaemia
septicaemic
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a word derived from
septicaemia.
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a word derived from
septicemia.
septicemianounthe invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
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Further examination by veterinarians and scientists identified a septicaemic infection caused by a by a little-known bacteria provisionally named Bisgaard taxon 45, an unclassified member the of Pasteurellaceae bacterial family, in six elephants.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2023
Am inclined to think his was pneumonic or septicaemic.
From Cappy Ricks Retires by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne
