Septicemia

n. (Medicine) blood poisoning, illness characterized by the presence of pathogenic microorganisms in the blood; sepsis (also septicaemia)

For the genus of flies of this name, see Sepsidae. Sepsis is a serious medical condition characterized by a whole-body inflammatory state caused by infection.Traditionally the term sepsis has been used interchangeably with septicaemia and septicemia ("blood poisoning"). However, these terms are no longer considered synonymous; septicemia is considered a subset of sepsis.
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Septicemia /sep·ti·ce·mia/ blood poisoning; systemic disease associated with the presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their [more]Septicemia - Community and Resources

Noun
1. invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection
(synonym) blood poisoning, septicaemia
(hypernym) sepsis
(hyponym) puerperal fever, childbed fever

n. sepsis, presence of bacteria or microorganisms in the blood (Medicine); septicemia (Medicine), blood poisoning, illness characterized by the presence of pathogenic microorganisms in the blood (also septicaemia)