noun
- blood poisoning caused by toxic substances produced by bacteria in a localized infection
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient developed sapremia after the wound became severely infected.
- Early treatment with antibiotics prevented the progression to sapremia.
- The doctor suspected sapremia when the patient’s fever spiked suddenly.
- Sapremia can be life-threatening if not treated promptly.
- The infection spread through her bloodstream, causing sapremia.
- Modern medical practices have significantly reduced cases of sapremia.