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View synonyms for septicemia
septicemia
or sep·ti·cae·mi·a
[ sep-tuh-see-mee-uh ]
noun
, Pathology.
- the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
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Other Words From
- septi·cemic septi·caemic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of septicemia1
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Example Sentences
In 1996, Mohamed’s mother died of septicemia after spending nine months hospitalized for a gunshot wound.
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Nancy was born with meningitis, septicemia, and hydrocephalus.
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A very important point is not to mistake typhoid for a septicemia in its early stage.
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Pus may rupture into the pelvic cavity and set up local or general peritonitis or septicemia.
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At present we must recognize it as a specific inflammation due to a bacterial poison and closely allied to septicemia.
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Again are found the traces of excessive emaciation, or the lesions of septicemia.
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Septicemia terminates fatally with its usual train of symptoms.
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