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sapremia

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sa⋅pre⋅mi⋅a

  [suh-pree-mee-uh]
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–noun Pathology.
blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.
Origin:
1885–90; sapr- + -emia

Related forms:
sa⋅pre⋅mic, adjective
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sa·pre·mi·a also sa·prae·mi·a   (sə-prē'mē-ə)   
n.  Blood poisoning resulting from the absorption of the products of putrefaction.
sa·pre'mic adj.
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Main Entry: sa·pre·mia
Variant: or chiefly British sa·prae·mia /s&-'prE-mE-&/
Function: noun
: a toxicstate resulting from the presence in the blood of toxic products of putrefactive bacteria and often accompanying gangrene of a part of the body
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sapremia or sa·prae·mi·a (sə-prē'mē-ə)
n.
Blood poisoning resulting from the absorption of the products of putrefaction.

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