septicemia
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təˈsi noun Pathology.
the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
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septicaemia or septicemia (ˌsɛptɪˈsiːmɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| bacteraemia See also pyaemia Nontechnical name: blood poisoning a condition caused by pus-forming microorganisms in the blood | |
| [C19: from New Latin, from Greek sēptik(os) | |
| septicemia or septicemia | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from New Latin, from Greek sēptik(os) | |
| septi'caemic or septicemia | |
| —adj | |
| septi'cemic or septicemia | |
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Septicemia
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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septicemia sep·ti·ce·mi·a (sěp'tĭ-sē'mē-ə)
n.
A systemic disease caused by the multiplication of microorganisms in the blood. Also called blood poisoning, septic fever.
sep'ti·ce'mic (-mĭk) adj.
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Endocarditis and dental related septicemia is prevented by good dental hygiene.
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