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# ([ | # ([https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pathology pathology]) Denoting [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/poisoning poisoning], [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/infection infection], or [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/putrefaction putrefaction] of the blood or tissues by pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins. | ||
or tissues by pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins. | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:33, 26 April 2026
-sepsis
[edit | edit source]Etymology
[edit | edit source]From Ancient Greek σῆψις (sêpsis), from σήπω (sḗpō), "to make rotten, to putrefy".
Suffix
[edit | edit source]-sepsis
- (pathology) Denoting poisoning, infection, or putrefaction of the blood or tissues by pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins.
Derived terms
[edit | edit source]- sepsis - systemic blood poisoning
- antisepsis - prevention of sepsis
- asepsis - absence of septic contamination
- urosepsis - sepsis originating from the urinary tract
Related terms
[edit | edit source]- septic — adjectival form
- septicemia — bacteria present in the blood
- -emia — suffix for blood conditions