sep·ti·ce·mi·a
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Audio Help [sep-tuh-see-mee-uh] Pronunciation Key –noun Pathology.
| the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream. |
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septicemia
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n. A systemic disease caused by pathogenic organisms or their toxins in the bloodstream. Also called blood poisoning. [septic + -emia.] sep'ti·ce'mic (-mĭk) adj. |
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septicemia
1866, Mod.L. septicæmia, from Fr. septicoemi, coined by Fr. physician Pierre-Adolphe Piorry (1794-1879) in 1837 from Gk. septikos (see septic) + haima "blood" (see -emia).
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| septicemia | |
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| invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection [syn: blood poisoning] |
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