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septicemia Definition

septi·cemia (sep′tə sēmē ə)

noun

a systemic disease caused by the presence of pathogenic microorganisms and their toxic products in the blood

Etymology: ModL septicemia: see septic & -emia

septicemia Related Forms
sep′ti·cemic (-mik) adjective
septicemia Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • cause: The bacteria can then infect the blood and cause secondary septicemia, which could in turn lead to death without treatment.

Adjective modifier

  • hemorrhagic: Viral hemorrhagic septicemia ( VHS ) in rainbow trout in Italy.
  • viral: Viral hemorrhagic septicemia ( VHS ) in rainbow trout in Italy.
  • fatal: Anthrax is a very serious disease in animals, culminating in a fatal septicemia.

Modifies a noun

  • virus: Isolation of viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus from fry of rainbow trout, pike, and grayling.