sepsis
/ˈsɛpsɪs
/noun [mass noun] Medicine
The presence in tissues of harmful bacteria and their toxins, typically through infection of a wound.No reports were made of wound infection or neonatal sepsis....
- Fever may be a marker of sepsis, localized infection, occult bacteremia, or benign illness.
- Failure to do so may result in serious wound infections and possibly sepsis.
Origin
Late 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek sēpsis, from sēpein 'make rotten'.
Rhymes
- take the bread out of (or from) people's mouths
- take the bull by the horns
- take the cake
- take the chair
- take the chequered flag
- take the chill off
- take the count
- take the easy way out
- take the edge off
- take the fall
- take the field
- take the floor
- take the gilt off the gingerbread
- take the King's (or Queen's) shilling
- take the King's shilling
- take the law into one's own hands
- take the liberty
- take the long view
- take the mound
- take the (or one's etc.) secret to the grave
- take the part of
- take the piss (out of someone/thing)
- take the place of
- take the plunge
- take the rap