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单词 septicaemia
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Definition of septicaemia in English:

septicaemia

(US septicemia)
noun ˌsɛptɪˈsiːmɪəˌsɛptəˈsimiə
mass noun
  • Blood poisoning, especially that caused by bacteria or their toxins.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The toxins produced by many of the bacteria that cause septicaemia can severely damage any of the cells of the body.
    • Now health chiefs are considering whether a further jab which fights bacterial meningitis, septicemia and pneumonia could save lives.
    • He had developed erysipelas at the site of a mosquito bite, which resulted in septicaemia and pneumonia.
    • Autopsy figures show we die from cancer, heart disease, pneumonia and septicemia and pulmonary emboli in that order.
    • In 1878, he identified the germ that caused blood poisoning and septicaemia.
    • The association of acute splenitis with septicemia described in standard pathology texts is called into question.
    • These children could be suffering from illnesses including meningitis, septicemia or a physical injury.
    • Bacterial septicaemia was quickly ruled out, with the evidence pointing to a toxic or preacute viral cause.
    • Obesity and inactivity kill 26,000 Americans a year, making them less lethal than relatively unknown diseases such as nephritis and septicemia.
    • Complications such as cellulitis, lymphangitis, and septicemia are rare and result from spread of the infection.
    • The septicaemia had developed because his rash had become infected.
    • We are seeing more and more cases of septicaemia without any meningitis symptoms which makes it hard to diagnose.
    • It may present as a localised infection or involve a single organ or as generalised septicaemia.
    • Get rid of the bacteria, and your septicemia goes with them.
    • In this case, the additional identification of bacterial DNA suggests septicemia, with pathogenic bacteria presumably originating from the gastrointestinal tract.
    • Gastrointestinal anthrax is characterized by severe abdominal pain followed by fever and signs of septicemia.
    • A ‘very sick’ young infant may have pneumonia, septicaemia, and meningitis.
    • He was admitted to hospital, where he was found to be suffering from pneumonia, a congenital heart disease and septicemia.
    • In patients with superimposed bacterial infection, septicaemia develops and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
    • The Foundation fights death and disability from meningitis and septicaemia and supports people affected by the diseases.
    Synonyms
    contamination, poison

Derivatives

  • septicaemic

  • adjectiveˌsɛptɪˈsiːmɪkˌsɛptəˈsimɪk
    • Person-to-person spread of bubonic or septicemic plague does not occur; however, pneumonic plague is highly contagious.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In the northern region of Thailand melioidosis is the commonest form of septicaemic illness.
      • In this paper we review the microbiological, clinical and epidemiological observations in patients with septicaemic melioidosis, confirmed by the isolation of organisms from blood culture.
      • A more tell-tale sign is the septicaemic rash, which starts as a cluster of tiny blood spots resembling pin-pricks in the skin.
      • In humans, plague occurs in three forms: bubonic plague, pneumonic plague, and septicemic plague.

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek sēptikos + haima 'blood'.

 
 

Definition of septicemia in US English:

septicemia

(British septicaemia)
nounˌseptəˈsēmēəˌsɛptəˈsimiə
  • Blood poisoning, especially that caused by bacteria or their toxins.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The toxins produced by many of the bacteria that cause septicaemia can severely damage any of the cells of the body.
    • Get rid of the bacteria, and your septicemia goes with them.
    • He had developed erysipelas at the site of a mosquito bite, which resulted in septicaemia and pneumonia.
    • The septicaemia had developed because his rash had become infected.
    • Autopsy figures show we die from cancer, heart disease, pneumonia and septicemia and pulmonary emboli in that order.
    • The association of acute splenitis with septicemia described in standard pathology texts is called into question.
    • Complications such as cellulitis, lymphangitis, and septicemia are rare and result from spread of the infection.
    • The Foundation fights death and disability from meningitis and septicaemia and supports people affected by the diseases.
    • These children could be suffering from illnesses including meningitis, septicemia or a physical injury.
    • Now health chiefs are considering whether a further jab which fights bacterial meningitis, septicemia and pneumonia could save lives.
    • Gastrointestinal anthrax is characterized by severe abdominal pain followed by fever and signs of septicemia.
    • Obesity and inactivity kill 26,000 Americans a year, making them less lethal than relatively unknown diseases such as nephritis and septicemia.
    • He was admitted to hospital, where he was found to be suffering from pneumonia, a congenital heart disease and septicemia.
    • Bacterial septicaemia was quickly ruled out, with the evidence pointing to a toxic or preacute viral cause.
    • In patients with superimposed bacterial infection, septicaemia develops and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
    • In this case, the additional identification of bacterial DNA suggests septicemia, with pathogenic bacteria presumably originating from the gastrointestinal tract.
    • A ‘very sick’ young infant may have pneumonia, septicaemia, and meningitis.
    • In 1878, he identified the germ that caused blood poisoning and septicaemia.
    • We are seeing more and more cases of septicaemia without any meningitis symptoms which makes it hard to diagnose.
    • It may present as a localised infection or involve a single organ or as generalised septicaemia.
    Synonyms
    contamination, poison

Origin

Mid 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek sēptikos + haima ‘blood’.

 
 
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