blood poisoning

/bləd ˌpɔɪznɪŋ/

Other forms: blood poisonings

Definitions of blood poisoning

1. noun

   invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
   synonyms: septicaemia, septicemia

   types:

   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

   shipping fever, shipping pneumonia

   a deadly form of septicemia in cattle and sheep; involves high fever and pneumonia; contracted under conditions of exposure or exhaustion (as often happens when the animals are shipped to market)

   type of:

   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