sepsis
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σῆψις (sêpsis, “putrefaction”), from σήπειν (sḗpein, “to make rotten”), from σήψ (sḗps, “a kind of lizard; also a kind of serpent whose bite was alleged to cause putrefaction”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sepsis (countable and uncountable, plural sepses)
- (pathology) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection.
Related terms
Translations
serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed
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Further reading
- “sepsis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “sepsis”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “sepsis”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
sepsis
Declension
Inflection of sepsis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | sepsis | sepsikset | |
genitive | sepsiksen | sepsisten sepsiksien | |
partitive | sepsistä | sepsiksiä | |
illative | sepsikseen | sepsiksiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | sepsis | sepsikset | |
accusative | nom. | sepsis | sepsikset |
gen. | sepsiksen | ||
genitive | sepsiksen | sepsisten sepsiksien | |
partitive | sepsistä | sepsiksiä | |
inessive | sepsiksessä | sepsiksissä | |
elative | sepsiksestä | sepsiksistä | |
illative | sepsikseen | sepsiksiin | |
adessive | sepsiksellä | sepsiksillä | |
ablative | sepsikseltä | sepsiksiltä | |
allative | sepsikselle | sepsiksille | |
essive | sepsiksenä | sepsiksinä | |
translative | sepsikseksi | sepsiksiksi | |
abessive | sepsiksettä | sepsiksittä | |
instructive | — | sepsiksin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σῆψις (sêpsis).
Pronunciation
Noun
sepsis f (plural sepsis)
Related terms
Further reading
- “sepsis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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