SEPTICEMIA


Meaning of SEPTICEMIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsep-tə-ˈsē-mē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin septicus + New Latin -emia

Date: circa 1860

: invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms and especially bacteria along with their toxins from a local seat of infection accompanied especially by chills, fever, and prostration — called also blood poisoning — compare sepsis

• sep·ti·ce·mic -ˈsē-mik adjective

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