septicemia

Noun

Meaning

invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

septicaemia blood poisoning disease condition infection poison contamination poisoning complaint intoxication ailment affliction contagion sepsis virus
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Antonyms

health treatment drug medicine confidence cure
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Hypernyms

sepsis blood disease blood disorder

Hyponyms

puerperal fever shipping fever pyaemia pyemia childbed fever toxemia

Phrases with the word

septicemia bacteremia septicemia sepsis septicemia syndrome avian hemorrhagic septicemia septicemia toxicemia

Anagrams

episematic

Examples

Streptococcus pneumoniae S. pneumoniae is the main cause of community-acquired pneumonia and meningitis in children and the elderly, and of septicemia in HIV-infected persons. Source: Internet

He was moved to a hospital closer to his home in January 2007, but then contracted septicemia which damaged a heart valve, which was later replaced. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

septicaemic septical septically septicemia bacteremia septicemia sepsis septicemia syndrome