sapremia

[ suh-pree-mee-uh ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.

Other Words From

• sa·premic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of sapremia¹

1885–90; sapr- ( def ) + -emia

Example Sentences

The symptoms of sapremia depend upon the amount of intoxication.

From Project Gutenberg

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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