sepsis — meaning in English
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English meaning
- sepsis noun A dangerous, whole-body inflammatory response to infection that can damage tissues and organs and turn life-threatening very quickly.
- septicemia noun A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever.
Senses
sepsis is used for these senses in English:
- sepsis (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.
- septicemia (medicine, pathology) A disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever.