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单词 septicemia
释义

septicemia

noun

sep·​ti·​ce·​mia ˌsep-tə-ˈsē-mē-ə How to pronounce septicemia (audio)
: 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, viremia
septicemic
ˌsep-tə-ˈsē-mik How to pronounce septicemia (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web One developed septicemia, an infection on the blood stream. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022 Symptoms of meningococcal disease vary depending on whether someone develops septicemia or meningitis. Korin Miller, Health.com, 11 Apr. 2022 Zimbabwe suspects a bacterial disease called hemorrhagic septicemia is behind the recent deaths of more than 30 elephants but is doing further tests to make sure, the parks authority said. Reuters, CNN, 30 Sep. 2020 Viral hemorrhagic septicemia is a virus that has infected fish in all five Great Lakes and has been found in some inland lakes in New York, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 27 May 2020 The study also found air pollution is related to hospitalizations caused by unexpected diseases such as septicemia, kidney failure, skin infections and urinary tract infections. Gisela Crespo, CNN, 28 Jan. 2020 The cutting can cause pain, shock, hemorrhage, tetanus or infection, urine retention, ulceration of the genital region and injury to adjacent tissue, wound infection, urinary infection, fever and septicemia. Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 14 Jan. 2020 Meningococcal disease can cause meningitis if the bacteria infect the lining of the brain or spinal cord, or septicemia if the bacteria infect the blood. BostonGlobe.com, 24 Oct. 2019 Sepsis, also known as septicemia, is blood poisoning caused by bacteria entering the bloodstream, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, 17 Oct. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin septicus + New Latin -emia

First Known Use

1885, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

septicemia

noun

sep·​ti·​ce·​mia
variants or chiefly British septicaemia
ˌsep-tə-ˈsē-mē-ə How to pronounce septicemia (audio)
: 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

see pyemia compare bacteremia, sepsis, viremia
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