- autosepticemia
- Septicemia apparently originating from microorganisms existing within the individual and not introduced from without. [auto- + G. sepsis, decay, + haima, blood]
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au·to·sep·ti·ce·mia (aw″to-sep″tĭ-seґme-ə) septicemia arising from microorganisms within the body; endosepsis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.