septicaemia

septicaemia
n.
widespread destruction of tissues due to absorption of disease-causing bacteria or their toxins from the bloodstream. The term is also used loosely for any form of blood poisoning. Compare pyaemia, sapraemia, toxaemia.

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  • septicaemia — See bacteraemia …   Dictionary of molecular biology

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  • septicaemia — sep·ti·cae·mi·a || ‚septɪ sɪːmɪə n. (Medicine) blood poisoning, illness characterized by the presence of pathogenic microorganisms in the blood; sepsis (also septicemia) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • septicaemia — [ˌsɛptɪ si:mɪə] (US septicemia) noun blood poisoning, especially that caused by bacteria or their toxins. Derivatives septicaemic adjective …   English new terms dictionary

  • septicaemia — BrE, septicemia AmE noun (U) technical a serious condition in which infection spreads from a small area of your body through your blood; blood poisoning …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • septicaemia — sep·ti·cae·mia …   English syllables

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