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(medicine, pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever..
Use septicemia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Septicemia means (medicine, pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever..
Common synonyms include blood poisoning, septic fever, septicaemia.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use septicemia where its definition matches the intended context.
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