septicemia

Meaning

Noun

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

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Origin

  • Borrowed from New Latin, from Latin sÄ“pticus + New Latin -emia.

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