verenmyrkytys

veren (“of blood”) +‎ myrkytys (“poisoning”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋerenˌmyrkytys/, [ˈʋe̞re̞mˌmyrk̟yt̪ys̠]
• Rhymes: -yrkytys
• Hyphenation^(key): veren‧myrky‧tys

verenmyrkytys

1. (pathology) sepsis, blood poisoning (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, and a known or suspected infection is present)
2. (pathology) septicemia, septicaemia, blood poisoning (form of sepsis in which the pathogens are concentrated in blood)

• (sepsis): sepsis
• (septicemia): septikemia

• “verenmyrkytys”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04