Blood-poisoning
11blood poisoning — diseases in which the blood contains infectious microorganisms …
12blood poisoning — noun a diseased state due to the presence of microorganisms or their toxins in the blood …
13blood poisoning — noun (U) technical a serious medical condition in which an infection spreads from a small area of your body through your blood …
14blood poisoning — UK / US noun [uncountable] a serious illness caused by an infection in your blood …
15blood-poisoning — /ˈblʌd pɔɪznɪŋ / (say blud poyzning) noun a morbid condition of the blood due to the presence of toxic matter or microorganisms; toxaemia; septicaemia; pyaemia …
16blood poisoning — A toxic condition of the blood caused either from or through a surface wound or some internal lesion, or from the breaking down of tissue incident to an existent or precedent disease, and thereby producing suppuration; not a primary or idiopathic …
17blood poisoning — noun Date: 1863 septicemia …
18blood poisoning — noun The presence in the bloodstream of microorganisms or their toxins in sufficient quantity to cause serious illness …
19blood poisoning — the presence of either bacterial toxins or large numbers of bacteria in the bloodstream causing serious illness. See: pyaemia, septicaemia, toxaemia …
20blood poisoning — Disease caused by the spread of bacteria and their toxins in the bloodstream. Also called septicemia and toxemia …