Hypertext Webster Gateway: "sepsis"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Sepsis \Sep"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? putrefaction.] (Med.)
The poisoning of the system by the introduction of putrescent
material into the blood.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
sepsis
n : the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the
blood or tissues
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