Look up: septicemia

1. Septicemia
   The presence of pathogenic bacteria or other microbes in the blood stream...a serious business, since most defenses are focused outside the bloodstream and the infection has bypassed them either due to its virulence, the depth and severity of the original focal infection or the weakened state of the...
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2. Septicemia
   Septicemia: Systemic (bodywide) illness with toxicity due to invasion of the bloodstream by virulent bacteria coming from a local seat of infection. The symptoms of chills, fever and exhaustion are caused by the bacteria and substances they produce. The disorder is treated with massive doses of antibiotics. Also known as blood poisoning.
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3. septicemia
   a term originally used to denote a putrefactive process in the body, but now usually referring to infection with pyogenic micro-organisms; a genus of Diptera; the severe type of infection in which the blood stream is invaded by large numbers of the causal bacteria which multiply in it and spread Category: Medicine
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4. septicemia
   Synonym for septicaemia ... Systemic disease associated with the presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood. ... Synonym: blood poisoning. ... See: bacteraemia. ... Origin: Gr. Haima = blood ... (11 Jan 1998) ...
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5. septicemia
   (sep″tĭ-se´me-ә) the presence of infective agents or their toxins in the bloodstream, popularly known as blood poisoning. It is characterized by elevated body temperature, chills, and weakness. Small abscesses may form on the surface of the body and red and blue streaks become apparent along the pathway of su...
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6. septicemia
   infection resulting from the presence of bacteria in the blood (bacteremia). The onset of septicemia is signaled by a high fever, chills, weakness, ... [2 related articles]
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7. septicemia
   (septic + Gr. haima blood + -ia) systemic disease associated with the presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood. Called also blood poisoning.
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8. septicemia
   septicemia, septicaemia; septicemic, septicaemic 1. A morbid condition of the blood, characterized by the presence and possibly multiplication of pathogenic bacteria entering from a region of infection; such as, an infected wound; blood poisoning. It is marked by chills, fever, prostration, and dege...
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9. septicemia
   septicemia (septisē'mēu) , invasion of the bloodstream by virulent bacteria that multiply and discharge their toxic products. The disorder, which is serious and sometimes fatal, is commonly known as blood poisoning. The invasive organisms are usually streptococci or staphylococci but...
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10. septicemia
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sep′ti-sē′mē-ă Definitions: 1. Systemic disease caused by the spread of microorganisms and their toxins through circulating blood; formerly called 'blood poisoning.' Synonyms: septic fever, septic intoxication
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11. SEPTICEMIA
    The presence of bacteria in the blood circulation, accompanied by related clinical signs of disease.
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12. Septicemia
    Acute generalized infection from virus or bacteria ("blood poisoning")
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13. Septicemia
    Usually minor disease of adult bees caused by Pseudomonas apiseptica (Burnside).
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14. septicemia
    Disease caused by the spread of bacteria and their toxins in the bloodstream. Also called blood poisoning and toxemia.
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15. Septicemia
    Blood poisoning.
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