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sepsis
[ sep-sis ]
noun
- local or generalized invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins:
dental sepsis; wound sepsis.
sepsis
/ ˈsɛpsɪs /
noun
- the presence of pus-forming bacteria in the body
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 .
Word History and Origins
Origin of sepsis1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sepsis1
Example Sentences
A coroner's prevention of future deaths report called for action over the drug's classification, after a man died from sepsis caused by a kidney infection that was "a complication of long-term use of ketamine".
Barbara, who died of sepsis in 2018 at the age of 77, once publicly said their winnings were "too much for two people".
Admitted to King's College Hospital, in south London, after injuring her pancreas in a cycling accident, Martha died after developing an infection that led to sepsis.
The mother of an 18-year-old student from East Sussex who is facing a quadruple amputation after sepsis has described how he is "determined" to return to university.
Black had sky-high levels of white blood cells and other signs of sepsis, an often life-threatening infection.
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