SEPSIS


Meaning of SEPSIS in English

/ ˈsepsɪs; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( medical ) an infection of part of the body in which pus is produced

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: modern Latin , from Greek sēpsis , from sēpein make rotten.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.