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septicaemia

/ ËŒ²õÉ›±è³Ùɪˈ²õ¾±Ë³¾ÉªÉ™ /

noun

  1. a condition caused by pus-forming microorganisms in the blood Nontechnical nameblood poisoning See also bacteraemia pyaemia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ²õ±ð±è³Ù¾±Ëˆ³¦²¹±ð³¾¾±³¦, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of septicaemia1

C19: from New Latin, from Greek ²õŧ±è³Ù¾±°ì ( os ) septic + -aemia
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Then, when Richard was two years old, his mother died from septicaemia after giving birth to a younger brother.

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The deaths of 25 elephants in neighbouring Zimbabwe from septicaemia in the same year cast some doubt on algal toxins being the reason for the Botswana deaths.

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When watching the first model have her liposuction procedure Mr Humzah said he noted that the client had a high risk of infection, if not septicaemia, and potentially could have major complications after this procedure.

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She said it was "really important" for students to get vaccinated as meningitis and septicaemia, although rare, can lead to "serious life-changing complications and in some cases death - so it is really serious".

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Although very rare, life-threatening systemic infections such as septicaemia may arise.

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