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Webster 1913 Edition
Sepsis
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Sep′sis
,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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See also: sépsis
English
Noun
sepsis (plural sepses)
- (pathology) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, and a known or suspected infection is present.
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Translations
serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed
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External links
- 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