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Meaning of SEPSIS

Pronunciation:  'sepsis

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues
 

SEPSIS is a 6 letter word that starts with S.

 

 See Also: blood poisoning, infection, sapraemia, sapremia, septicaemia, septicemia

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sep"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? putrefaction.] (Med.)
The poisoning of the system by the introduction of putrescent
material into the blood.

 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: Infection with disease-causing microorganisms or other toxins in the bloodstream.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Sepsis is the clinical condition in which infective agents (bacteria, pathogenic fungi) or products of infection (bacterial toxins) enter the blood circulation and profoundly affects the patient's blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature.
 

 

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