Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blood poisoning

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: blood- poi-son-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

blood poisonings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

septicaemia pyaemia toxemia bacteremia

Synonyms

septicemia septicaemia

Questions

What does blood poisoning mean?: The presence in the bloodstream of microorganisms or their toxins in a sufficient quantity to cause serious illness; sepsis or septicemia.

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