Definition of septicemia Septicemia
sep•ti•ce•mi•a
We found 4 definitions of septicemia from 4 different sources.
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What does septicemia mean?
WordNet
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| septicemia - invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection | ||
| blood poisoning, septicaemia | ||
| sepsis the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues | ||
| blood disease, blood disorder a disease or disorder of the blood | ||
| childbed fever, puerperal fever serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon | ||
| pyaemia, pyemia septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess | ||
| toxaemia, toxemia blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood | ||
| fowl cholera an acute diarrheal disease (especially of chickens) caused by the microorganism that causes hemorrhagic septicemia | ||
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Wiktionary 
- septicemia (Noun)
A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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septicemia
sep-ti-sē′mi-a, n. sepsis, blood-poisoning—also Septicæ′mia.—n. Sep′tic, a substance that promotes the putrefaction of bodies.—adjs. Sep′tic, -al, promoting putrefaction.—adv. Sep′tically.—adj. Septicē′mic.—n. Septic′ity, tendency to promote putrefaction.—adj. Septif′erous, conveying putrid poison. [Formed from Gr. sēptikos, putrefying, haima, blood.]
Part of speech
🔤- septicemia, noun, singular of septicemias.
