Septicemia

Definition: Septicemia

Septicemia

Noun

1. Invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection.

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Health

Medicine

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Septicemia

Crosswords: Septicemia

Latin (calve, calves, septicaemia of calves), Portuguese (blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia), Spanish (blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia, septicemia).

Books

• Detection of Septicemia (reference)

• Present diagnosis and treatment of septicemia : symposium held on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of "Antibiâoticos, s.a." and the 10th anniversary of "Tribuna medica" (reference)

• U.S. septicemia and septic shock markets : the search for therapy continues : new agents and their potential (reference)

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Septicemia involves the systemic spread of bacteria from a localized origin of infection throughout the body by way of the blood stream.Credit: CDC.

Salmonella is usually a bacterial infection confined to the gastrointestinal tract, but can spread systemically causing septicemia and infection or lesions anywhere in the body.Credit: CDC.

Salmonella septicemia has been associated with subsequent infection of virtually every organ system, and the nervous system is no exception. Here we see an acute inflammatory encephalitis due to S. typhi bacteria.Credit: CDC.

Here we see an acute hepatic inflammatory response due to Salmonella septicemia, noting the presence of interstitial edema and a leukocytic infiltrate.Credit: CDC.

Septicemia involves the systemic spread of bacteria from a localized origin of infection throughout the body by way of the blood stream.Credit: CDC.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Health

If untreated, anthrax in all forms can lead to septicemia and death. (references)

In addition, these procedures may increase the risk of septicemia in patients with severe neutropenia. (references)

IVIG may be protective against gram-negative septicemia and development of local infections in these patients. (references)

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Expressions using "septicemia": duck septicemia ♦ hemorrhagic septicemia. Additional references.

Danish

septikaemi (blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia), sepsis (blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia), blodforgiftning (blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia). (various references)

Dutch

septikemie (blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia), septicemie (blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia), septicaemia (blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia), sepsis (blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia), bloedvergiftiging (blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia). (various references)

Finnish

septikemia (blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia), sepsis (blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia), verenmyrkytys (blood poisoning, blood-poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia). (various references)

French

septicémie (sepsis, septicaemia), empoisonnement du sang (sepsis, septicaemia). (various references)

German

Sepsis (blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia). (various references)

Greek 

σηψαιμία (sepsis). (various references)

Hungarian

szepszis (septicaemia), vérmérgezés (blood poisoning, sepsis, septic infection, septicaemia). (various references)

Italian

setticemia (blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia). (various references)

Korean 

패혈증 (septicaemia). (various references)

Pig Latin

epticemiasay

Portuguese

septicemia (blood plague, blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia, septicemic plague, siderating plague), sépsis (blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia). (various references)

Russian 

сепсис (sepsis, septicaemia). (various references)

Spanish

septicemia (blood poisoning, sepsis, septicaemia). (various references)

Turkish

septisemi (sepsis, septemia, septicaemia), kan zehirlenmesi (blood poisoning, pyaemia, sepsis, septemia, septicaemia, toxaemia, toxemia). (various references)

Ukranian 

сепсис (sepsis, septicaemia). (various references)

Vietnamese 

sự nhiễm trùng máu (septicaemia), sự nhiễm khuẩn m� u (septicaemia). (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "septicemia": septicemias. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Septicemia" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: septaecemia, septicaemia, septicaemic. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: epistemic.

-2 letters: campiest, campsite, meticais, speciate.

-3 letters: amities, aseptic, emetics, empties, episcia, impacts, impaste, itemise, metepas, miscite, pastime, pectase, pieties, pietism, sematic, septime, spicate.

-4 letters: amices, apices, apiece, aspect, camise, cities, emetic, epacts, escape, etapes, iciest, impact, mastic, metepa, misact, misate, miseat, pastie, peaces, peseta, petsai, pieces, pietas, pities, samite, scampi, septic, specie, spicae.

+1 letter: impatiences, septicemias.

+3 letters: epistemically.

+4 letters: exceptionalism, pinealectomies, pneumaticities.

+5 letters: epistemological, euphemistically, exceptionalisms, impeccabilities, implicativeness, phenomenalistic, pinealectomizes.

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