sepsis

See also: sépsis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σῆψις (sêpsis, “putrefaction”), from σήπειν (sḗpein, “to make rotten”), from σήψ (sḗps, “a kind of lizard, also a kind of serpent whose bite was alleged to cause putrefaction”).

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.

Translations

serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed

Further reading

  • 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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Spanish

Noun

sepsis f (plural sepsis)

  1. sepsis
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