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sapremia
[ suh-pree-mee-uh ]
noun
, Pathology.
- blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.
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Other Words From
- sa·premic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sapremia1
1885–90; sapr- ( def ) + -emia
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Example Sentences
The symptoms of sapremia depend upon the amount of intoxication.
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In sapremia the blood contains the toxins and dead saprophytic organisms.
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In sapremia the causative condition is putrid material lodged like a foreign body in the tissues.
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