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Definition of Septicemia
1. Noun. Invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection.
Exact synonyms: Blood Poisoning, Septicaemia
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 Septicemia
1. Noun. (pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Septicemia
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Medical Definition of Septicemia
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 Septicemia
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