Category:Septicaemia

Sep`ti*cæ"mi*a, n. Etym: [nl., from gr. (med.)

Defn: a poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption Into it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It is Marked by chills, fever, prostration, and inflammation of the Different serous membranes and of the lungs, kidneys, and other Organs.