septicemic plague
noun Pathology.
an especially dangerous form of plague in which the infecting organisms invade the bloodstream.
Compare plague(def 2).
Origin of septicemic plague
Words nearby septicemic plague
septic tank,
septic-,
septicaemia,
septicemia,
septicemic abscess,
septicemic plague,
septicidal,
septico-,
septicopyemia,
septifragal,
septilateral
Medical definitions for septicemic plague
septicemic plague
n.
A usually fatal form of bubonic plague in which the bacilli are present in the bloodstream and cause toxemia.