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sepsis

[ sep-sis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pathology.

local or generalized invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins:
dental sepsis; wound sepsis.

sepsis

/ ˈsɛpsɪs /

sepsis

/ sĕp′sĭs /

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 .

Origin of sepsis¹

First recorded in 1855–60; from Greek sêpsis “decay”; compare sḗpein “to make rotten”

Origin of sepsis¹

C19: via New Latin from Greek sēpsis a rotting; related to Greek sēpein to cause to decay

He went on to suggest that patients with gonorrhea can develop sepsis and die within a few days.

You have a festering wound in 90 degrees that, if it goes untreated, can lead to sepsis, and death.

Increasing experience proves that gloves are most valuable in securing freedom from sepsis.

The greatest danger is hmorrhage, and the other is sepsis when the placenta has been left to slough.

The chief risks of the operation are sepsis, cancer-infection, and injury to the ureters.

In opening an abscess, the most stringent precautions against sepsis should be observed.

It has already been pointed out that the great danger in intra-ocular operations is sepsis.

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