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sapremia

[suh-pree-mee-uh]

noun

Pathology.
  1. blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.



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Other Word Forms

  • sapremic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sapremia1

1885–90; sapr- ( def. ) + -emia
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Sapremia, sap-rē′mi-a, n. a condition of blood-poisoning.—adjs.

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Sapremia is a septic intoxication, the result of the absorption of toxins.

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