septicemia
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin sēpticus + (deprecated template usage) [etyl] New Latin -emia.
Noun
septicemia (countable and uncountable, plural septicemias)
- (pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever.
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Translations
disease caused by pathogens in the blood
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Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
From séptico (“septic”) + -emia.
Pronunciation
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Noun
septicemia f (plural septicemias)
- (pathology) septicemia (disease caused by pathogens in the bloodstream)
Derived terms
Spanish
Noun
septicemia f (plural septicemias)
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