septicemia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin sēpticaemia, from Latin sēpticus + -aemia.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| septicaemia | alternative | lexicographic | |
| septicæmia | alternative | lexicographic | |
| septicemias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
sepsis · pyemia · bacteraemia
Synonyms
septic fever · blood poisoning
Translations (30)
nv kʼaasdá (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · cy gwenwyniad gwaed (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · fo blóðeitran (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · it setticemia (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · tr septisemi (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · bg се́псис (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · ca septicèmia (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · cmn 敗血症 /败血症 (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · is blóðsýking (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · sk sepsa (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · ro septicemie (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · mi mate ero (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · nl bloedvergiftiging (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · de Sepsis (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · fr septicémie (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · fi verenmyrkytys (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · de Blutvergiftung (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · da sepsis (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · cmn 敗血病 /败血病 (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · cs sepse (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · ru зараже́ние кро́ви (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · fi septikemia (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · el σηψαιμία (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · mi mate toto ero (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · es septicemia (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · ru се́псис (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · pt septicemia (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · is blóðeitrun (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · ru септицеми́я (disease caused by pathogens in the blood) · ca sèpsia (disease caused by pathogens in the blood)