adjective
- relating to or affected by septicemia (blood poisoning)
Usage: medical
Examples
- The patient developed septicemic symptoms after the infection spread.
- Septicemic plague is a severe form of the disease.
- The doctor was concerned about septicemic complications.
- Early treatment prevented the wound from becoming septicemic.
- The veterinarian diagnosed the horse with septicemic arthritis.
- Septicemic shock can be life-threatening without immediate care.