sepsis
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sepsis
- /ˈsɛpsɪs/
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek σῆψις (sêpsis, “putrefaction”), from σήπω (sḗpō, “to make rotten”), from σήψ (sḗps, “a kind of lizard; also a kind of serpent whose bite was alleged to cause putrefaction”).
noun sepses
- A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection. Imagine the sepsis of helpless loathing [Jimmy Connors] must have inspired in his opponents during his "great runs" at the US Open.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: septicemia, septicaemia, infection, bacteremia, blood, bacteraemia, toxemia, toxaemia, blood infection, septic fever, putrid fever, sapremia, pyemia, pyaemia, blood-poisoning, systemic infection
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noun serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed
| Español | sepsis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 패혈증 paehyeoljeung |
| 日本語 | 敗血症 haiketsushō |
| 中文 | 敗血症 /败血症 bàixiězhèng |
| Português | sepse, sépsis |
| Français | sepsis |
| Deutsch | Sepsis, Blutvergiftung, Septikämie |
| Italiano | sepsi |
| Ελληνικά | σήψη sípsi |
| Română | sepsie |
| Русский | се́псис sɛ́psis, зараже́ние кро́ви zaražénije króvi, о́бщее зараже́ние óbščeje zaražénije |
| العربية | تَلَوُّث اَلْدَم talawwuṯ al-dam |
| עברית | אלח דם |
Talk about this word "sepsis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sepsis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sepsis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sepsis "sepsis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sepsis.Cite this
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title = {sepsis},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sepsis},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
