Sepsis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sepsis \Sep"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? putrefaction.] (Med.)
     The poisoning of the system by the introduction of putrescent
     material into the blood.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  sepsis
       n : the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the
           blood or tissues