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Septicaemia — Sep ti*c[ae] mi*a, n. [NL., from Gr. ??? putrefactive + ??? blood.] (Med.) A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption into it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It is marked by chills, fever, prostration, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
septicaemia — (US septicemia) ► NOUN ▪ blood poisoning caused by bacteria. DERIVATIVES septicaemic adjective … English terms dictionary
septicaemia — [[t]se̱ptɪsi͟ːmiə[/t]] N UNCOUNT Septicaemia is blood poisoning. [MEDICAL] (in AM, use septicemia) … English dictionary
septicaemia — n. blood poisoning with presence of bacteria and their toxins in blood. ♦ septopyaemia, n. combination of septicaemia and pyaemia … Dictionary of difficult words
septicaemia — See bacteraemia … Dictionary of molecular biology
septicaemia — n. widespread destruction of tissues due to absorption of disease causing bacteria or their toxins from the bloodstream. The term is also used loosely for any form of blood poisoning. Compare pyaemia, sapraemia, toxaemia … Medical dictionary
septicaemia — sep·ti·cae·mi·a || ‚septɪ sɪËmɪə n. (Medicine) blood poisoning, illness characterized by the presence of pathogenic microorganisms in the blood; sepsis (also septicemia) … English contemporary dictionary
septicaemia — [ˌsɛptɪ si:mɪə] (US septicemia) noun blood poisoning, especially that caused by bacteria or their toxins. Derivatives septicaemic adjective … English new terms dictionary
septicaemia — BrE, septicemia AmE noun (U) technical a serious condition in which infection spreads from a small area of your body through your blood; blood poisoning … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
septicaemia — sep·ti·cae·mia … English syllables
