blood poisoning

noun

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This can result in perforations, twisting and/or blockage of the intestines, blood poisoning and death. Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025 Symptoms can range from stomach illness to severe wound infections, and in some cases, life-threatening blood poisoning. Doc Louallen, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2025 If the magnets are swallowed, children can potentially suffer perforations, twisting or a blockage of the intestines, infection, blood poisoning and death, the company said. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 29 July 2025 Per Oxford Academic, their symptoms included chronic cough, fever, blood poisoning and respiratory failure. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for blood poisoning

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First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of blood poisoning was in 1844

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“Blood poisoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blood%20poisoning. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

blood poisoning

noun
: a serious condition marked by the passage of disease-causing microorganisms into the blood

Medical Definition

blood poisoning

noun

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