SEPTICEMIA

Etymology

Noun

septicemia (countable and uncountable, plural septicemias)

(pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever.

Synonyms

• blood poisoning

• septic fever

Anagrams

• episematic

Source: Wiktionary



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