sep‧ti‧cae‧mi‧a British English,
septicemia American English /ˌseptəˈsiːmiə, ˌseptɪˈsiːmiə/
noun [uncountable] medical[
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: Latin septicus ( ⇒ septic) + Greek -aimia (from haima 'blood')]
a serious condition in which infection spreads from a part of your body through your blood
Synonym : blood poisoning [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲