Synonyms

blood poisoning

American

noun

Pathology.

invasion of the blood by toxic matter or microorganisms, characterized by chills, sweating, fever, and prostration; toxemia; septicemia; pyemia.

blood poisoning British

noun

a nontechnical term for septicaemia

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blood poisoning Scientific

See toxemia

Etymology

Origin of blood poisoning

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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But, in small number of cases, exposure can trigger invasive meningitis which leads to blood poisoning and brain inflammation.

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Meningococcal septicaemia, where patients become seriously ill with blood poisoning and inflammation of the brain, is classed as an urgent notifiable disease.

From BBC

It is rarer but far more serious than viral meningitis and can lead to blood poisoning or sepsis, and affect the brain.

From BBC

Before the development of penicillin, blood poisoning could follow even minor wounds with no cure available.

From BBC

The E. coli bacterium, which is found in faeces, can cause a range of conditions, including urinary tract infections, cystitis, intestinal infections and vomiting, with the worst cases leading to life-threatening blood poisoning.

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