Septicaemia
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A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorptioninto it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It ismarked by chills, fever, prostration, and inflammation of thedifferent serous membranes and of the lungs, kidneys, and otherorgans.
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a serious illness in which an infection spreads through the blood
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