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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

blood poisoningblood poisoningseptaemiaintoxicationpoisoningseptaemia

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin sēpticaemia, from Latin sēpticus + -aemia.

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