SAPRAEMIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrefied matter

Synonyms:

sapraemia; sapremia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("sapraemia" is a kind of...):

sepsis (the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues)

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