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Definition of Sepsis
1. Noun. The presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues.
Specialized synonyms: Blood Poisoning, Septicaemia, Septicemia, Sapraemia, Sapremia
Derivative terms: Septic, Septic
Definition of Sepsis
1. n. The poisoning of the system by the introduction of putrescent material into the blood.
Definition of Sepsis
1. Noun. (pathology) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, and a known or suspected infection is present. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sepsis
1. bacterial invasion of the body [n SEPSES]
Medical Definition of Sepsis
1. The presence of organisms in the blood. (16 Dec 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sepsis
Literary usage of Sepsis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1899)
"There could be no doubt about the frequency of puerperal sepsis in New York City,
... Dr. Vineberg said that puerperal a sepsis should be looked upon as a ..."
2. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1921)
"THE TREATMENT OF ABORTION COMPLICATED BY sepsis BY GEORGE A. PECK, MD, FACS, NEW
ROCHELLE, NY TF WE compare the various methods adopted for the treatment of ..."
3. The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler (1905)
"(10) Oral sepsis.—To William Hunter, of Charing Cross Hospital, is due the credit
of insisting upon the importance of the mouth as the chief channel of ..."
4. List of the Specimens of Dipterous Insects in the Collection of the British by Francis Walker (1849)
"sepsis putris, Fall. Ortal. 21,1 Meig. Dipt. v. 292, 15. ... sepsis superba, Hal.
Ent. Mag. ii. 1 a. England. Presented by F. Walker, Esq. sepsis minor, ..."
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