Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun blood_poisoning

1 sense of blood poisoning

Sense 1
blood poisoning, septicemia, septicaemia -- (invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection)
       => sepsis -- (the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues)
       => blood disease, blood disorder -- (a disease or disorder of the blood)