Meanings
nounblood poisoning (countable and uncountable, plural blood poisonings)
plural blood poisonings
- countableuncountablemedicineThe presence in the bloodstream of microorganisms or their toxins in a sufficient quantity to cause serious illness; sepsis or septicemia.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouninvasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
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Translations
Dutch bloedvergiftiging
- bloedvergiftigingpresence of micro-organisms in bloodstream
Finnish verenmyrkytys
- verenmyrkytyspresence of micro-organisms in bloodstream
French toxémie, empoisonnement du sang
- toxémiepresence of micro-organisms in bloodstream
- empoisonnement du sangpresence of micro-organisms in bloodstream
- septicémiepresence of micro-organisms in bloodstream
German Blutvergiftung
- Blutvergiftungpresence of micro-organisms in bloodstream
Norwegian Bokmål blodforgiftning
- blodforgiftningpresence of micro-organisms in bloodstream
Russian зараже́ние кро́ви
- зараже́ние кро́ви (zaražénije króvi)presence of micro-organisms in bloodstream
Swedish blodförgiftning
- blodförgiftningpresence of micro-organisms in bloodstream
Ukrainian зара́ження кро́ві
- зара́ження кро́ві (zarážennja króvi)presence of micro-organisms in bloodstream
Welsh gwenwyniad gwaed
- gwenwyniad gwaedpresence of micro-organisms in bloodstream
Cite this entry
APA
blood poisoning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20poisoning
MLA
“blood poisoning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20poisoning. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blood poisoning,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blood%20poisoning.
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