Septicemia Definition

sĕptĭ-sēmē-ə
noun
A systemic disease caused by the presence of pathogenic microorganisms and their toxic products in the blood.
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Noun

Singular:
septicemia
Plural:
septicemias

Origin of Septicemia

  • New Latin, from Latin sēpticus + New Latin -emia

    From Wiktionary

  • septic –emia

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Septicemia Sentence Examples

  • Children with untreated lymphadenitis may develop abscesses, cellulitis, or blood poisoning (septicemia), which is sometimes fatal.

  • It can also progress to life-threatening septicemia.

  • Anthrax is a very serious disease in animals, culminating in a fatal septicemia.

  • It can cause death of intestinal tissue (necrosis) and may progress to blood poisoning (septicemia).

  • It can cause the death (necrosis) of intestinal tissue and progress to blood poisoning (septicemia).

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Words Starting With

SSESEP

Words Ending With

AIAMIA

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Words Starting With S and Ending With A

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