meningococcaemia
/məˌnɪŋɡə(ʊ)kɒkˈsiːmɪə/(also meningococcemia) Medicine
noun
The presence of meningococci in the blood; meningococcal septicaemia.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From meningococcus + -aemia, probably after French méningococcémie.