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Sepsis

Sepsis Meaning & Definition
Sepsis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sepsis?

[n] the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues

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See Also | blood poisoning | infection | sapraemia | sapremia | septicaemia | septicemia

Sepsis In Webster's Dictionary

\Sep"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? putrefaction.] (Med.) The poisoning of the system by the introduction of putrescent material into the blood.

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