blood poisoning

NOUN

infection of blood

Synonyms

WEAK

pyemia sepsis septic infection septic poisoning septicemia septicopyemia toxaemia toxemia

Example Sentences

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Ghanda Al-Kharboush's nine-day-old son, Yousef, died in June 2014 at London's St Thomas' Hospital after developing blood poisoning or sepsis.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

The bacterium Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common pathogens worldwide, which can cause severe bloodstream infections -- also called sepsis or blood poisoning.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

She died later that night, Francois said, likely from sepsis, or blood poisoning by bacteria.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2023

Sepsis is a serious medical condition, external, also known as septicaemia or blood poisoning.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2023

She plastered a Band-Aid across it and said, “There, you won’t die from blood poisoning at least.”

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd