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Definition of: septicemia
(sep′tə·sē′mē·ə) noun Pathol.
A morbid condition of the blood due to infection by pathogenic micro–organisms; blood poisoning: also called septemia. Also sep′ti·cae′mi·a. [<NL <Gk. sēptikos putrefactive + haima blood]
—sep′ti·ce′mic (-sē′mik) adjective
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