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Sepsis


Sep′sis

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] putrefaction.]
(Med.)
The poisoning of the system by the introduction of putrescent material into the blood.

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sepsis

sepsis

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English

Noun

sepsis (plural sepses)

  1. (pathology) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, and a known or suspected infection is present.

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  • sepsis in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • sepsis in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • sepsis at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Noun

sepsis f (plural sepsis)

  1. sepsis