septicemia

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Synonyms: septicaemia, septicemic, septaemia, septicaemic

Antonyms: septicaemia, septicemic, septaemia, septicaemic

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|medicine|pathology}} A [[disease]] [[cause]]d by the [[presence]] of [[pathogenic]] [[organism]]s, especially [[bacterium|bacteria]], or their [[toxin]]s, in the [[bloodstream]], [[characterize]]d by [[chills]] and [[fever]].

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