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sep·sis (sep′sis)

noun

a poisoned state caused by the absorption of pathogenic microorganisms and their products into the bloodstream

Etymology: ModL < Gr sēpsis, putrefaction < sēpein, to make putrid: see sepia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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