Sepsis

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  • noun. Systemic infection by pathogenic microorganisms, especially bacteria, that have invaded the bloodstream, usually from a local source. Sepsis is characterized by fever, increased number of white blood cells, increased heart rate, and other signs of widespread infection.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Putridity or putrefaction; decomposition; rot.
  • noun. Contamination of the organism from ill-conditioned wounds, from abscesses, or certain other local ptomaïne-factories or bacterial seminaries; septicemia. It includes of course similar conditions produced experimentally by inoculation.
  • noun. [capitalized] In entomology, a genus of dipterous insects of the family Muscidæ.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The poisoning of the system by the introduction of putrescent material into the blood.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, and a known or suspected infection is present.
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  • noun. the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues
    • Word Usage
    "I learned that sepsis is the tenth most common cause of death overall, in North America."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    infection  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    blood poisoning  sapraemia  sapremia  septicaemia  septicemia  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    accoucheur  alkalosis  atelectasis  autoimmunity  bronchospasm  
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