Septicaemia (Crossword clue)

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• General term for any form of blood poisoning
• A type of infection in which the blood stream is invaded by bacteria
• Septicaemia is a pathological term describing blood poisoning by bacteria
• A morbid condition caused by the multiplication of micro-organisms in the blood
• A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption into it of septic or putrescent material
• Blood poisoning or the invasion of the bloodstream by pyogenic (producing pus) organisms
• A life-threatening condition in which bacteria multiply in the blood and produce toxic materials
• A serious infection in which the bloodstream is invaded by large numbers of causal bacteria which multiply there
• Serious infection in which the bloodstream is invaded by large numbers of causal bacteria which multiply there
• Systemic disease associated with the presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood