Definition of blood poisoning Blood poisoning
blood poi•son•ing
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What does blood poisoning mean?
WordNet
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| blood poisoning - invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection | ||
| septicemia, septicaemia | ||
| 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 | ||
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Wiktionary 
- blood poisoning (Noun)
The presence in the bloodstream of microorganisms or their toxins in sufficient quantity to cause serious illness; sepsis or septicemia.
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blood poisoning
Inflammation of the lymphatic channels.
