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sep•ti•ce•mi•a  (sep′tə sē′mē ə),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologythe invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
Also, sep′ti•cae′mi•a. 
  • Neo-Latin; see septic, -emia
  • 1865–70
sep′ti•ce′mic, sep′ti•cae′mic, adj. 

'septicemic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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