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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 — sep|ti|cae|mi|a BrE septicemia AmE [ˌseptıˈsi:miə] n [U] medical [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: Latin septicus ( SEPTIC) + Greek aimia (from haima blood )] a serious condition in which infection spreads from a part of your body through … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
