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View synonyms for blood poisoning

blood poisoning

noun

Pathology.

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

blood poisoning

noun

  1. a nontechnical term for septicaemia

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blood poisoning

  1. See toxemia

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Word History and Origins

Origin of blood poisoning1

First recorded in 1860–65

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