Definitions | septicemia |
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- (pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacterium, bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever.
Translations: - French: septicémie
- German: Blutvergiftung , Sepsis
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Etymology: New Latin, from septicus + New Latin -emia
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