septicemia

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Noun

septicemia

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

Synonyms

• blood poisoning
• septic fever

Translations

• French: septicémie
• German: Blutvergiftung, Sepsis
• Portuguese: septicemia
• Russian: септицеми́я
• Spanish: septicemia

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