Septicemia

[,septɪ'siːmɪə] or [,sɛptə'simɪə]

Definition

n. sepsis blood-poisoning—also Septic?prime;mia.—n. Sep′tic a substance that promotes the putrefaction of bodies.—adjs. Sep′tic -al promoting putrefaction.—adv. Sep′tically.—adj. Septicē′mic.—n. Septic′ity tendency to promote putrefaction.—adj. Septif′erous conveying putrid poison.

Edited by Leah