sapremia

Thân thiện

A patient is diagnosed with sapremia after consuming spoiled food.

Definition

Noun: A toxic condition of the blood caused by the presence and absorption of bacterial toxins (ptomaines) formed during putrefaction, typically resulting from ingesting putrefied matter. It is a form of blood poisoning.

Usage

The term is used in medical contexts to describe a specific type of systemic infection and toxemia. * The autopsy revealed that the cause of death was sapremia, likely from consuming contaminated food. * Before modern antibiotics, wounds that became gangrenous could lead to sapremia.

Advanced Usage

• The condition is specifically associated with toxins from putrefactive bacteria (bacteria that cause decay), distinguishing it from other forms of sepsis or toxemia.
• It is often discussed in historical medical literature or in contexts involving severe, neglected infections and tissue death.

Variants and Related Words

• Sapremic (adjective): Relating to or affected by sapremia.
  • The patient was in a sapremic state, requiring aggressive treatment.

Synonyms

• Septicemia (though septicemia is a broader term for blood poisoning by pathogens)
• Blood poisoning
• Toxemia (specifically from putrefactive toxins)

Different Meanings

This is a specialized medical term with one primary meaning related to infection and toxemia. It does not have common idiomatic or figurative uses.

Học thuật

Noun

1. blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrefied matter

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sapraemia