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sepsis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈsɛpsɪs/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σῆψις (sêpsis, “putrefaction”), from σήπω (sḗpō, “to make rotten”), from σήψ (sḗps, “a kind of lizard; also a kind of serpent whose bite was alleged to cause putrefaction”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection.
   • Imagine the sepsis of helpless loathing [Jimmy Connors] must have inspired in his opponents during his "great runs" at the US Open. 1994, Martin Amis, New Yorker, reprinted in The Rub of Time (NY: Knopf, 2017), pp. 213-14
   • Los Angeles-based actor’s boyfriend said she died from meningitis and blood infection which in turn led to sepsis[.] 2026 June 17, Maya Yang, “Daveigh Chase, child star known for Lilo & Stitch and The Ring, dies aged 35”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

Deriveds

sepsin · antisepsis · urosepsis

Relateds

septicemia · septic · asepsis · septicity · antiseptic · haematosepsis · aseptic

Translations (43)

eo sangoveneniĝo (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · cs sepse (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · fi sepsis (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · ca sèpsia (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · da sepsis (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · id sepsis (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · ja 敗血症 (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · he אלח דם (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · hu szepszis (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · sv sepsis (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · pt sépsis (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · eo sepso (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · ru зараже́ние кро́ви (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · hu vérmérgezés (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · el σήψη (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · is graftarsótt (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · tr sepsis (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · th ภาวะพิษเหตุติดเชื้อ (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · sk sepsa (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · da blodforgiftning (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · fi verenmyrkytys (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · pl posocznica (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · cs otrava krve (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · de Septikämie (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · nl sepsis (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · is (septicemia) blóðeitrun (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · fr sepsis (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · de Blutvergiftung (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · es sepsis (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · eu septizemia (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · ru о́бщее зараже́ние (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · it sepsi (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · de Sepsis (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · pt sepse (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · ru се́псис (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · cmn 敗血症 /败血症 (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · is (septicemia) blóðsýking (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · sv blodförgiftning (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · ro sepsie (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · ko 패혈증 (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · pl sepsa (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · kk сепсис (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed) · ar تَلَوُّث اَلْدَم (serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed)