endotoxemia
[en″do-tok-se´me-ah] the presence of endotoxins in the blood.
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en·do·tox·e·mi·a
(en'dō-tok-sē'mē-ă), Presence in the blood of endotoxins, which, if derived from gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, may cause a generalized Shwartzman phenomenon with shock.
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en·do·tox·e·mi·a
(en'dō-tok-sē'mē-ă) Presence in the blood of endotoxins, which, if derived from gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria, may cause a generalized Shwartzman phenomenon with shock.
Synonym(s):
endotoxaemia.
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