Noun: blood poisoning blúd poy-zu-ning
- Invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
"The patient's minor wound developed into a case of blood poisoning";
- septicemia [N. Amer], septicaemia [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: blood poisonings
Type of: blood disease, blood disorder, sepsis
Encyclopedia: Blood poisoning