Septicaemia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Septicaemia \Sep`ti*cae"mi*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. ???
     putrefactive + ??? blood.] (Med.)
     A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption
     into it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It
     is marked by chills, fever, prostration, and inflammation of
     the different serous membranes and of the lungs, kidneys, and


     other organs.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  septicaemia
       n : invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from
           a focus of infection [syn: {blood poisoning}, {septicemia}]