SEPSIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sepsis mean? 

• SEPSIS (noun)
  The noun SEPSIS has 1 sense:

1. the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues

  Familiarity information: SEPSIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEPSIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("sepsis" is a kind of...):

infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sepsis"):

blood poisoning; septicaemia; septicemia (invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection)

sapraemia; sapremia (blood poisoning caused by putrefactive bacteria; results from eating putrefied matter)

Derivation:

septic (containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms)

septic (of or relating to or caused by putrefaction)

 Context examples 

A. neuii is rarely pathogenic in humans but may cause neonatal sepsis.

(Actinomyces neuii, NCI Thesaurus)

However, there are currently no specific treatments for sepsis to control this inflammatory response and resulting multi-organ failure.

(New study sheds fresh light on the genetic mechanisms involved in sepsis, the leading cause of death in ICUs, University of Granada)

Expression of the HMGB1 gene is associated with inflammation resulting in both lethal conditions (e.g., endotoxemia, sepsis) and diseases such as arthritis.

(HMGB1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Researchers found that electroacupuncture in mice reduced the inflammation responsible for sepsis.

(Electroacupuncture Reduces Sepsis in Mice, NIH)

It may be caused by severe illness or sepsis (bacteria in the bloodstream).

(Metabolic acidosis, NCI Dictionary)

Meningococci can also cause other problems, including a serious bloodstream infection called sepsis.

(Meningococcal Infections, NIH)

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition in which the body launches a massive immune response to an infection.

(Drug might help treat sepsis, NIH)

Elevation in osteopontin levels are seen during sepsis and metastatic cancers.

(Osteopontin Staining Method, NCI Thesaurus)

A. urinae is found in the urinary tract and is associated with urinary tract infections, sepsis, and endocarditis.

(Aerococcus urinae, NCI Thesaurus)

C. sputigena is a member of the normal gingival flora but can become pathogenic causing sepsis especially in immunocompromised individuals.

(Capnocytophaga sputigena, NCI Thesaurus)