septicemia
noun
sep·ti·ce·mia
ˌsep-tə-ˈsē-mē-ə 
: potentially life-threatening invasion of the bloodstream by pathogenic agents and especially bacteria along with their toxins from a localized infection (as of the lungs or skin) that is accompanied by acute systemic illness
called also blood poisoning
compare bacteremia, sepsis, viremiaExamples of septicemia in a Sentence
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This may increase the risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs), respiratory infections, bacterial skin infections, peritonitis, and, in severe cases, septicemia and sepsis.
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Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
All of the mice with septicemia survived after receiving lolamicin, as did 70% of the mice with pneumonia.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
Testing of collected fish revealed positive cases of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS).
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 11 May 2024
The infection can lead to both meningitis and a serious infection of the bloodstream called septicemia, or blood poisoning.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
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Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
All of the mice with septicemia survived after receiving lolamicin, as did 70% of the mice with pneumonia.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
Testing of collected fish revealed positive cases of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS).
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 11 May 2024
The infection can lead to both meningitis and a serious infection of the bloodstream called septicemia, or blood poisoning.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
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septicemia
noun
sep·ti·ce·mia
variants
or chiefly British septicaemia
: potentially life-threatening invasion of the bloodstream by pathogenic agents (as bacteria, viruses, or fungi) from a localized infection (as of the lungs or skin) that is accompanied by acute systemic illness
called also blood poisoning
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