septicaemia
noun/ˌseptɪˈsiːmiə/
/ˌseptɪˈsiːmiə/
(British English) (North American English septicemia)
[uncountable] (medical)- infection of the blood by harmful bacteria synonym blood poisoningWord Originmid 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek sēptikos + haima ‘blood’.
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