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CACHAEMIA
Etymology
Noun
cachaemia (countable and uncountable, plural cachaemias)
(medicine, obsolete) A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood.
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*cæ"mi*a, Ca*chæ"mi*a n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood.
Ca*chæ"mi*a, Ca*che"mi*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bad + blood.] (Med.)
Definition: A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood. --Ca*chæ"mic, Ca*che"mic (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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