Meaning & use
Septicemic
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Relating to or affected by septicemia, a serious bloodstream infection caused by bacteria.
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The patient was rushed into intensive care in septicemic shock.
Untreated wounds can sometimes lead to a septicemic infection that spreads through the whole body.
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Built from 'septicemia' (Greek 'septikos,' putrefying, plus 'haima,' blood), a term central to emergency and infectious-disease medicine.
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