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Definition of Septicaemia
1. Noun. Invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection.
Exact synonyms: Blood Poisoning, Septicemia
Generic synonyms: Sepsis, Blood Disease, Blood Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Childbed Fever, Puerperal Fever, Pyaemia, Pyemia, Toxaemia, Toxemia, Fowl Cholera, Shipping Fever, Shipping Pneumonia
Derivative terms: Septicemic
Generic synonyms: Sepsis, Blood Disease, Blood Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Childbed Fever, Puerperal Fever, Pyaemia, Pyemia, Toxaemia, Toxemia, Fowl Cholera, Shipping Fever, Shipping Pneumonia
Derivative terms: Septicemic
Definition of Septicaemia
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of septicemia) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Septicaemia
1. Systemic disease associated with the presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood. Synonym: blood poisoning. See: bacteraemia. Origin: Gr. Haima = blood (11 Jan 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Septicaemia
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