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Blood poisoning Moderate

Blood poisoning has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection

2

The presence in the bloodstream of microorganisms or their toxins in sufficient quantity to cause serious illness; sepsis or septicemia.

See Also
enterotoxaemia pyaemia uremia septicaemia blood poisonings sepsis septicemia bacteremia
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
sepsis blood disease
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
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Rhyming Words
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