SEPSIS


Meaning of SEPSIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsep-səs ]

noun

( plural sep·ses ˈsep-ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sēpsis decay, from sēpein to putrefy

Date: 1876

: a toxic condition resulting from the spread of bacteria or their toxic products from a focus of infection ; especially : septicemia

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