败血症 Traditional form: 敗血症 Pinyin (reading): bàixuèzhèng Definitions: septicaemia Characters: 败 - failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat 血 - blood 症 - ailment, disease, illness Traditional characters: 敗 - failure; to decline, to fail, to suffer defeat 血 - blood 症 - ailment, disease, illness