sepsis

sep·sis  (spss)

n. pl. sep·ses (-sz)

1. The presence of pathogenic organisms or their toxins in the blood or tissues.

2. The poisoned condition resulting from the presence of pathogens or their toxins, as in septicemia.

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[Greek spsis, putrefaction, from spein, to make rotten.]

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sepsis

Noun

poisoning caused by the presence of pus-forming bacteria in the body [Greek: a rotting]

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sepsis  (spss)

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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septic adjective

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sepsis

blood poisoning caused by absorption into the blood of pathogenic microorganisms. — septic, adj.

See also: Blood and Blood Vessels

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sepsis - the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms blood poisoning, septicaemia, septicemia - invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection sapraemia, sapremia - blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrefied matter