septicaemia
septicaemia (septi-seem-iă) n. widespread destruction of tissues due to absorption of disease-causing bacteria or their toxins from the bloodstream. meningococcal s. see meningitis. Compare pyaemia, sapraemia, toxaemia.
—septicaemic adj.
—septicaemic adj.
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