septaemia

See also: septæmia

English

Alternative forms

• septæmia
• septemia

Etymology

From New Latin septaemia, from Ancient Greek σηπτός (sēptós), verbal adjective of σήπω (sḗpō, “make rotten”), αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) -ia.

Noun

septaemia (uncountable)

1. (archaic) Synonym of septicemia

Synonyms

• sepsis
• septicemia

References

• “septaemia”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “septaemia”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.