Blutvergiftung

German

Etymology

Blut 'blood' (cognate) + Vergiftung 'poisoning'

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbluːtfɛɐ̯ˌɡɪftʊŋ/
  • (file)

Noun

Blutvergiftung f (genitive Blutvergiftung, plural Blutvergiftungen)

  1. (literally) A blood poisoning
  2. The disease septicemia, caused by pathogenic organisms in the bloodstream, characterised by chills and fever

Declension

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.