Sapraemia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sapraemia is a noun meaning blood poisoning caused by the ingestion/absorption of toxins of putrefactive bacteria.
Meaning
blood poisoning caused by the ingestion/absorption of toxins of putrefactive bacteria.
Example Sentences
These substances are absorbed into the circulation, and produce the typical symptoms associated with sapraemia.
The stem is used for bilious conditions; ash for discharges and wounds, sapraemia in Malaya; infusion of straw for dysentery, gout, and rheumatism.
As Jellett's textbook instructed them, sapraemia resulted from 'poisons' formed 'during the putrefaction or decomposition of dead animal matter', in this case blood clots or parts of the placenta left behind in the uterus.
Word Forms
- sapraemias
Synonyms for sapraemia
Depending on context, synonyms include sapremia.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sapremia, bacteraemia, ichorhaemia, allantiasis, septicaemia, bacteriaemia.
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