Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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septicemia | Yes | No | No | No |
shipping fever | Yes | No | No | No |
septicemia (noun) | shipping fever (noun) |
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invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection | a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market) |