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sepsis
[ sep-sis ]
noun
Pathology.
- local or generalized invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins:
dental sepsis; wound sepsis.
sepsis
/ ˈɛɪ /
noun
- the presence of pus-forming bacteria in the body
sepsis
- 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 .
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sepsis1
First recorded in 1855–60; from Greek ê “decay”; compare ḗp “to make rotten”
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sepsis1
C19: via New Latin from Greek ŧ a rotting; related to Greek ŧ to cause to decay
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After falling ill, Jason was admitted to hospital with sepsis in 2017.
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He was told he had been close to getting sepsis.
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The infection resulted in the onset of sepsis, which is "likely to have been a key factor" in the cause of death.
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He has myriad other health issues including prostate cancer, liver failure and sepsis which brings him serious spinal pain.
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Ms Gosling, 57, from Sheffield, said her sister's hands "couldn't have gone to anyone better" than Corinne Hutton, who lost her legs and hands as a result of sepsis in 2013.
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