septicemia
or sep·ti·cae·mi·a
[ sep-tuh-see-mee-uh ]
/ ˌsɛp təˈsi mi ə /
noun Pathology.
the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
OTHER WORDS FROM septicemia
sep·ti·ce·mic, sep·ti·cae·mic, adjectiveWords nearby septicemia
Example sentences from the Web for septicaemia
You know while the bullet slew its thousands, septicaemia has slain its tens of thousands.
Leaves from a Field Note-Book |J. H. MorganFor cancer, infectious fevers (measles, scarlet fever, typhoid and septicaemia) and as a prophylactic.
In acute anaemias, such as those associated with septicaemia, there is no doubt that blood destruction plays the principal part.
British Dictionary definitions for septicaemia
septicaemia
US septicemia
/ (ˌsɛptɪˈsiːmɪə) /
noun
a condition caused by pus-forming microorganisms in the blood
Nontechnical name: blood poisoning See also bacteraemia, pyaemia
Derived forms of septicaemia
septicaemic or US septicemic, adjectiveWord Origin for septicaemia
C19: from New Latin, from Greek
sēptik (
os)
septic +
-aemia
Medical definitions for septicaemia
septicemia
[ sĕp′tĭ-sē′mē-ə ]
n.
A systemic disease caused by the multiplication of microorganisms in the blood.
blood poisoning septic fever