Sapraemia
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 blood poisoning caused by the ingestion/absorption of toxins of putrefactive bacteria. countable, uncountable
"These substances are absorbed into the circulation, and produce the typical symptoms associated with sapraemia."
- 2 blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrefied matter wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"These substances are absorbed into the circulation, and produce the typical symptoms associated with sapraemia."
Etymology
From sapro- + -aemia.