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hemorrhagic septicemia

hemorrhagic septicemia

8.9
A sudden serious disease in animals that makes them bleed and often causes death
  • noun
  • /ˌhɛmərˈhædʒɪk ˌsɛptɪˈsiːmiə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : septicemia hemorrágica
  • The sudden death of several buffalo was attributed to hemorrhagic septicemia.

Examples

  • Veterinarians vaccinated the herd to prevent hemorrhagic septicemia during the rainy season.

  • Outbreaks of hemorrhagic septicemia can cause significant losses in livestock populations.

  • Cows can suffer from hemorrhagic septicemia.

  • Don't ignore signs of hemorrhagic septicemia!

  • Outbreaks of hemorrhagic septicemia can cause significant losses in livestock populations.

  • The sudden death of several buffalo was attributed to hemorrhagic septicemia.

  • Veterinarians vaccinated the herd to prevent hemorrhagic septicemia during the rainy season.

Synonyms

septicemia
vshemorrhagic septicemia
  • Specialized
3 8.8

A serious infection when harmful germs enter the blood and spread through the body

is an acute animal disease marked by pneumonia and sudden death
pasteurellosis
vshemorrhagic septicemia
  • Specialized
9.9

An illness that mainly affects animals and sometimes people, causing lung or blood infection from Pasteurella bacteria

is mainly in cattle and buffalo rather than affecting many animals or humans

Surface Forms

hemorrhagic septicemia singular
hemorrhagic septicemias plural

Morphology

hemorrhagic + septicemia

The term is directly compositional: 'hemorrhagic' means relating to bleeding and 'septicemia' means blood infection, so together they denote a bleeding-related blood infection. While clinical and somewhat technical, the meaning follows straightforward medical compounding (common across languages), so a learner who knows both constituents would grasp the MWE.

Etymology

Hemorrhagic septicemia comes from two parts: hemorrhagic meaning 'bleeding' and septicemia meaning 'blood infection'. This image of bleeding and infection explains why the term refers to a fast, often deadly disease in animals.