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Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary
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Main Entry: sep·ti·ce·mia
Variant(s): or chiefly British sep·ti·cae·mia /"sep-t&-'sE-mE-&/
Function: noun
: invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection that is accompanied by chills, fever, and prostration and often by the formation of secondary abscesses in various organs -- called also blood poisoning -- see PYEMIA
- sep·ti·ce·mic or chiefly British sep·ti·cae·mic /-'sE-mik / adjective

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