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sepsis.

A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛpsɪs/
  1. A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection.

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Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek σῆψις (sêpsis, “putrefaction”), from σήπω (sḗpō, “to make rotten”), from σήψ (sḗps, “a kind of lizard; also a kind of serpent whose bite was alleged to cause putrefaction”).

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