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septaemia

septaemia noun: synonym of septicemia.

Noun

septaemia (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of septicemia.
    Synonyms:
    septicemia, sepsis

Synonyms of septaemia

Forms of septaemia

alternative formseptæmia
alternative formseptemia

Origin of septaemia

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

Questions about septaemia

What does septaemia mean?
Septaemia means synonym of septicemia.
What part of speech is septaemia?
Septaemia is a noun.

Words near septaemia in the dictionary

  1. Sept.
  2. septa
  3. septa-
  4. septadentate
  5. septae
  6. septaemia
  7. septage
  8. septagliptin
  9. septagon
  10. septagonal
  11. septagons

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