Editing -sepsis

== -sepsis ==

=== Etymology ===
From Ancient Greek σῆψις (sêpsis), from σήπω (sḗpō), "to make rotten, to putrefy". Entered English via New Latin medical terminology.

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=== Suffix ===
'''-sepsis'''

# ([[wikt:pathology|pathology]]) Denoting [[wikt:poisoning|poisoning]],
[[wikt:infection|infection]], or [[wikt:putrefaction|putrefaction]] of the blood
or tissues by pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins.

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=== Derived terms ===
* [[wikt:sepsis|sepsis]] — systemic blood poisoning
* [[wikt:antisepsis|antisepsis]] — prevention of sepsis
* [[wikt:asepsis|asepsis]] — absence of septic contamination
* [[wikt:urosepsis|urosepsis]] — sepsis originating from the urinary tract
* [[wikt:pyosepsis|pyosepsis]] — sepsis associated with pus-forming organisms

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=== Related terms ===
* [[wikt:septic|septic]] — adjectival form
* [[wikt:septicemia|septicemia]] — bacteria present in the blood
* [[wikt:-emia|-emia]] — suffix for blood conditions
* [[wikt:-toxemia|-toxemia]] — suffix for blood poisoning by toxins

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=== See also ===
* {{wiktionary|-sepsis}}
* [[wikt:σῆψις|σῆψις]] on Wiktionary

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