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Blood poisoning

Introduction: Blood poisoning

Description of Blood poisoning

Blood poisoning (medical condition): A systemic inflammatory response to an infection.

See also:

Septicemia:
  »Introduction: Septicemia
  »Symptoms of Septicemia
  »Causes of Septicemia
  »Tests for Septicemia
  »Treatments for Septicemia

Blood poisoning: septicemia, pyemia
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Blood poisoning: invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Blood poisoning: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Blood poisoning:

Blood poisoning as a Disease

Blood poisoning: Another name for Septicemia (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Septicemia
  »Symptoms of Septicemia
  »Causes of Septicemia
  »Treatments for Septicemia

Blood poisoning: Related Diseases

Blood poisoning: Blood poisoning is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

Causes of Blood poisoning

Some of the causes of Blood poisoning are included in the list below:

See full list of 7 causes of Blood poisoning (Septicemia)

Symptoms of Blood poisoning (Septicemia)

Some of the symptoms of Blood poisoning incude:

See full list of 17 symptoms of Blood poisoning (Septicemia)

Treatments for Blood poisoning (Septicemia)

Treatments for Blood poisoning (Septicemia) include:

See full list of 11 treatments for Blood poisoning

Treatment of Blood poisoning: For more treatment information about Blood poisoning, see treatment of Septicemia (Blood poisoning)

Blood poisoning: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Blood poisoning:

Terms associated with Blood poisoning:

Terms Similar to Blood poisoning:

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More specific terms for Blood poisoning:

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Broader terms for Blood poisoning

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For a description of Blood poisoning, see:

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Hierarchical classifications of Blood poisoning

The following list attempts to classify Blood poisoning into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

  • sepsis
  • infection
  • health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
  • pathological state
  • condition,status
  • state

Source: WordNet 2.1

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