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sɪs noun Pathology.
local or generalized invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins: dental sepsis; wound sepsis.
Origin:
1855–60; < Greek sêpsis decay; compare sḗpein to make rotten
1855–60; < Greek sêpsis decay; compare sḗpein to make rotten
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| —n | |
| the presence of pus-forming bacteria in the body | |
| [C19: via New Latin from Greek sēpsis a rotting; related to Greek sēpein to cause to decay] | |
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Word Origin & History
sepsis
1876, from Mod.L. sepsis, from Gk. sepsis "putrefaction," from sepein "to rot," of unknown origin.
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Medical Dictionary
sepsis sep·sis (sěp'sĭs)
n. pl. sep·ses (-sēz)
The presence of pathogenic organisms or their toxins in the blood or tissues.
The poisoned condition resulting from the presence of pathogens or their toxins.
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Science Dictionary
sepsis  (sěp'sĭs) Pronunciation Key
A severe infection caused by pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, in the blood or tissues. If untreated, a localized infection, as in the respiratory or urinary tracts, can lead to infection in the bloodstream and widespread inflammation, characterized initially by fever, chills, and other symptoms and later by septic shock. septic adjective |
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Example sentences
It is much less exciting than, say, managing bacterial sepsis or a pulmonary embolism.
The cause was acute sepsis after an operation, his family said.
Sepsis symptoms, however, can be even more confusing.
Sepsis is caused by a bacterial infection that can begin anywhere in the body.
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