blood poisoning
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disabilityblood poisoningˈblood ˌpoisoning noun [uncountable] MIa serious illness in which an infection spreads through your bloodExamples from the Corpusblood poisoning• She warned him that the dye might come out and that he'd get blood poisoning.• A few days later, Earl Seiguard died of blood poisoning.