Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sapraemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sapraemia
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

blood poisoning caused by the ingestion/absorption of toxins of putrefactive bacteria.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"These substances are absorbed into the circulation, and produce the typical symptoms associated with sapraemia."
"The stem is used for bilious conditions; ash for discharges and wounds, sapraemia in Malaya; infusion of straw for dysentery, gout, and rheumatism."
"As Jellett's textbook instructed them, sapraemia resulted from 'poisons' formed 'during the putrefaction or decomposition of dead animal matter', in this case blood clots or parts of the placenta left behind in the uterus."

Etymology

From sapro- + -aemia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sapro
Suffix: aemia

Usage

Inflected Forms

sapraemias (plural) sapræmia (alternative)

Synonyms

sapremia

Questions

What does sapraemia mean?: blood poisoning caused by the ingestion/absorption of toxins of putrefactive bacteria.
Where does sapraemia come from?: From sapro- + -aemia.

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