septicemic
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˌsɛp.tɪˈsiː.mɪk/
- Specialized
:
séptico
- After testing, it was confirmed that the outbreak was related to septicemic pathogens in the bloodstream.
Examples
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Doctors are concerned about the septicemic symptoms developing in patients with severe infections.
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We are faced with a very serious form of the plague, septicemic plague.
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There is something here more dangerous than septicemic plague.
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In the sixth division, we have two cases of septicemic plague.
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The fact that most of the septicemic bacterial isolates carry functional prophages suggests an active role of phages in bacterial infections.
Academic text (2017) -
The patient was diagnosed with a septicemic infection that required immediate treatment.
Synonyms
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9.7
Having bacteria in the blood that can cause infection
Caused by germs in the blood that make pockets of pus in the body
Compounds
- Specialized
A very dangerous illness when bacteria enter the blood and do not spread between people, often deadly without antibiotics
How Infected
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
19
7.2
5
3.3
∞
1.0
- Specialized
37
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
septicemic = septicemia (semi-transparent) = septic + emia + ic
The adjective is a straightforward derivation from the medical noun 'septicemia' + '-ic', but the combining form '-emia' and the medical sense make it less obvious to general learners.
Etymology
Septicemic comes from two parts: septic- meaning 'infected' or 'rotten' and -emic from Greek haima meaning 'blood', the same 'emia' you see in anemia. So septicemic describes an infection that is 'in the blood'.