blood poisoning

noun Pathology.
invasion of the blood by toxic matter or microorganisms, characterized by chills, sweating, fever, and prostration; toxemia; septicemia; pyemia.
Origin:
1860–65

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blood poisoning
 
—n
a nontechnical term for septicaemia

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Medical Dictionary

blood poisoning n.

  1. See septicemia.

  2. See toxemia.

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blood poisoning  
See toxemia.
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Example sentences
Many wounded died from infections and blood poisoning.
Bizarrely, these soldiers were less prone to blood poisoning and infections.
Mild cases are typically not treated with antibiotics but health officials said antibiotics are used to treat blood poisoning.
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