sepsis

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɛpsɪs/

Noun

sepsis

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

Related terms

• antiseptic
• asepsis
• aseptic
• septic
• septicemia
• septicity

Translations

• French: sepsis
• German: Sepsis, Blutvergiftung, Septikämie
• Italian: sepsi
• Portuguese: sepse, sépsis
• Russian: се́псис
• Spanish: sepsis

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