Associations to the word «Septicemia»

Wiktionary

SEPTICEMIA, noun. (pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever.

Dictionary definition

SEPTICEMIA, noun. Invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats