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Webster 1913 Edition
Septicaemia
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Sepˊti-cae′mi-a
,Noun.
[NL., from Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] putrefactive + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] blood.]
(Med.)
A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption into it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It is marked by chills, fever, prostration, and inflammation of the different serous membranes and of the lungs, kidneys, and other organs.