Sapr Health Dictionary

Sapr: From 1 Different Sources

(sapro-) combining form denoting 1. putrefaction. 2. decaying matter.

Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Saprophyte

An organism which lives usually upon decaying and dead matter and produces its decomposition.... saprophyte

Saprosma Ternatum

Benth. & Hk. f. in part.

Family: Rubiaceae.

Habitat: Hills of Assam, in damp places and in the Andamans.

Folk: Bhedeli (Assam).

Action: Leaf—carminative, eaten to relieve flatulence and stomachache. A poultice is used after parturition.... saprosma ternatum

Sapraemia

n. blood poisoning by toxins of saprophytic bacteria (bacteria living on dead or decaying matter). Compare pyaemia; septicaemia; toxaemia.... sapraemia

Sapr Health Dictionary

Sapr: From 1 Different Sources

Saprophyte

Saprosma Ternatum

Sapraemia

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