‖ sepsis
(ˈsɛpsɪs)
[mod.L., a. Gr. σῆψις, f. σήπειν to rot.]
Putrefaction, putrescence.
| [1858 Mayne Expos. Lex.] 1876 tr. Wagner's Gen. Pathol. 348 True putrefaction, putrescence, sepsis. 1891 Lancet 16 May 1108/2 He believes that tuberculin increases the symptoms produced by sepsis. |