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blood poisoning

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blood poisoning
n.
1. See septicemia.
2. See toxemia.

blood poisoning
n
(Medicine / Pathology) a nontechnical term for septicaemia

blood poisoning
See toxemia.
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Noun1.blood poisoning - invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
sepsis - the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues
blood disease, blood disorder - a disease or disorder of the blood
childbed fever, puerperal fever - serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon
pyaemia, pyemia - septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess
toxaemia, toxemia - blood poisoning caused by bacterial toxic substances in the blood
fowl cholera - an acute diarrheal disease (especially of chickens) caused by the microorganism that causes hemorrhagic septicemia
shipping fever, shipping pneumonia - a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market)
Translations
blood poisoning nsetticemia

blood poisoning تسمم الدم otrava krve blodforgiftning Blutvergiftung σηψαιμία septicemia verenmyrkytys septicémie sepsa setticemia 敗血症 패혈증 bloedvergiftiging blodforgiftning posocznica septicemia, toxemia сепсис blodförgiftning เลือดเป็นพิษ kan zehirlenmesi nhiễm trùng máu 败血症


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But despite his caution, a tiny cut so small that it had escaped his searching, had come in contact with the infected mucous membrane and blood poisoning had set in.
 
 
 
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