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sepsis vs septicaemia

septicaemia vs sepsis

sepsis and septicaemia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sepsis Yes No No No
septicaemia Yes No No No
As nouns, septicaemia is a hyponym of sepsis; that is, septicaemia is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sepsis:
  • sepsis: the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues
  • septicaemia: invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
Other hyponyms of sepsis include blood poisoning, septicemia, sapraemia, sapremia.
sepsis (noun) septicaemia (noun)
the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
Difference between sepsis and septicaemia

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