# septaemia

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of septicemia.

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

## Source
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