Etymology

septicemia

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Today it means: A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever. Full definition →

New Latin sēpticaemia ← Latin sēpticus
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  1. Latin · derived fromsēpticus
  2. New Latin · borrowed fromsēpticaemia
  3. English todaysepticemia

Borrowed from New Latin sēpticaemia, from Latin sēpticus + -aemia.

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