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sepsis
/ˈsɛpsɪs/
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What does sepsis mean?
noun
- A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈsɛpsɪs/
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Chemists are burning the midnight oil in their laboratories searching for new weapons with which to fight sepsis, while hot, boiled water, which is one of the best antiseptics in existence, is almost ignored.