GC: n
S: StL – http://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/bri/view.cgi?n=29424 (last access: 29 August 2014); NIH – https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sepsis.html (last access: 27 September 2015); DORLAND p. 1693.
N: 1. From Greek oiNits, putrefaction. Sepsis or Septic Infection, a term applied in medicine and surgery to indicate the resultant infection of a wound or sore by micro-organisms or by their products.
2. 1876, “putrefaction,” from Modern Latin sepsis, from Greek sepsis “putrefaction,” from sepein “to rot,” of unknown origin.
3. From Greek sēpsis, decay.
- The presence in the blood or other tissues of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins.
- septicemia.
4. sepsis, systemic inflammatory condition that occurs as a complication of infection and in severe cases may be associated with acute and life-threatening organ dysfunction. Worldwide, sepsis has long been a common cause of illness and mortality in hospitals, intensive care units, and emergency departments.
S: 1. http://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/bri/view.cgi?n=29424 (last access: 29 August 2014). 2. OED – http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=sepsis (last access: 29 August 2014). 3. DORLAND p. 1693. 4. EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/science/sepsis (last access: 26 September 2015).
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CR: infection, septicemia.
