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septicemia

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Borrowed from New Latin sēpticaemia, from Latin sēpticus + -aemia.

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septicemia (countable and uncountable, plural septicemias)

  1. (pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever.
    Synonyms: blood poisoning, septic fever

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Etymology

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From séptico (“septic”) +‎ -emia.

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sep.t͡ʃi.seˈmi.ɐ/, /se.pi.t͡ʃi.seˈmi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sep.t͡ʃi.seˈmi.a/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɛ.pti.sɨˈmi.ɐ/, (proscribed) /sɛ.ptiˈsɛ.mjɐ/

  • Rhymes: -iɐ
  • Hyphenation: sep‧ti‧ce‧mi‧a

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septicemia f (plural septicemias)

  1. (pathology) septicemia (disease caused by pathogens in the bloodstream)

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek σηπτικός (sēptikós, “septic”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, séptico +‎ -emia.

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /sebtiˈθemja/ [seβ̞.t̪iˈθe.mja]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /sebtiˈsemja/ [seβ̞.t̪iˈse.mja]
  • Rhymes: -emja
  • Syllabification: sep‧ti‧ce‧mia

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septicemia f (plural septicemias)

  1. (pathology) septicemia

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