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sepsis vs septicemia

septicemia vs sepsis

sepsis and septicemia both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sepsis Yes No No No
septicemia Yes No No No
As nouns, septicemia is a hyponym of sepsis; that is, septicemia 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
  • septicemia: invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
Other hyponyms of sepsis include blood poisoning, septicaemia, sapraemia, sapremia.
sepsis (noun) septicemia (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 septicemia

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