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Noun: sapremia  su'pree-mee-u
Usage: N. Amer (elsewhere: sapraemia)
  1. Blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrefied matter
    "The camper developed sapremia after consuming spoiled food";
    - sapraemia [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: sapremias

Type of: sepsis