Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See septicemia, septicemic.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption into it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It is marked by chills, fever, prostration, and inflammation of the different serous membranes and of the lungs, kidneys, and other organs.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
septicemia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
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Examples
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It is impossible to say how much time he spent treating, with this method, women who had become anuric following abortion manoeuvres resulting in septicaemia due to Clostridium perfringens - this was his first contact with kidney failure!
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Just a few days after suffering a miscarriage, singer Lily Allen has been hospitalized for septicaemia, which is a blood-poisoning condition that could develop into septic shock.
latimes.com - News Andrea Reiher 2010
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Meningococcal septicaemia occurs when poisons caused by the meningococcal bacteria enter the blood stream.
EDP24 News 2010
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Meningococcal septicaemia occurs when poisons caused by meningococcal bacteria enter the blood stream;
unknown title 2009
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Meningococcal disease is a bacterial infection that causes either meningitis - an inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord - or septicaemia, which is blood poisoning.
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A less common but more severe (often fatal) form of meningococcal disease is meningococcal septicaemia which is characterised by rapid circulatory collapse and a haemorrhagic rash.
Chapter 2 1998
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-- Congestion and inflammation of the kidneys commonly occur in mixed and specific infectious diseases, such as septicaemia, pyaemia and influenza.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig
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-- There are a few diseases, such as septicaemia, limber neck and infectious enteritis, that are sometimes mistaken for fowl cholera.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig
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One thing that should be looked into though is the over use of catheters, which carry a high risk of infection and not infrequently, septicaemia which is fatal in many cases.
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One thing that should be looked into though is the over use of catheters, which carry a high risk of infection and not infrequently, septicaemia which is fatal in many cases.
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