Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Septicaemia \Sep`ti*c[ae]"mi*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. ???
   putrefactive + ??? blood.] (Med.)
   A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption
   into it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It
   is marked by chills, fever, prostration, and inflammation of
   the different serous membranes and of the lungs, kidneys, and
   other organs.

Source : WordNet®

septicaemia
     n : invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from
         a focus of infection [syn: {blood poisoning}, {septicemia}]