-sepsis: Difference between revisions
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=== Derived terms === | === Derived terms === | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sepsis sepsis] - systemic blood poisoning | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/antisepsis antisepsis] - prevention of sepsis | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/asepsis asepsis] - absence of septic contamination | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/urosepsis urosepsis] - sepsis originating from the urinary tract | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pyosepsis pyosepsis] - sepsis associated with pus-forming organisms | ||
=== Related terms === | === Related terms === | ||
Revision as of 14:28, 26 April 2026
-sepsis
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σῆψις (sêpsis), from σήπω (sḗpō), "to make rotten, to putrefy".
Suffix
-sepsis
infection, or putrefaction of the blood or tissues by pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins.
Derived terms
- sepsis - systemic blood poisoning
- antisepsis - prevention of sepsis
- asepsis - absence of septic contamination
- urosepsis - sepsis originating from the urinary tract
- pyosepsis - sepsis associated with pus-forming organisms
Related terms
- septic — adjectival form
- septicemia — bacteria present in the blood
- -emia — suffix for blood conditions
- -toxemia — suffix for blood poisoning by toxins