sepsis

Meaning

Noun

  • A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection.

Origin

  • From Ancient Greek σῆψις ("putrefaction"), from σήπειν, from σήψ.

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