Search:   Dictionary All Posts
Store Your Knowledge at the Brain Bank!
Login / Register - It's free!

sepsis Definition

Cancel
Login to Create a ListRegister for Free!
sepsis
noun(sep-sis)
a toxic condition resulting from the spread of bacteria or their toxins from a focus of infection; especially : septicemia
sepsis
noun(sep-sis)
an abnormal condition that results from infection of the placental site following delivery or abortion and is characterized in mild form by fever but in serious cases the infection may spread through the uterine wall or pass into the bloodstream —called also childbed fever, puerperal sepsis

Words Related to sepsis!

infection, septicemia, bacteremia, septicaemia, blood, pneumonia, bacteraemia, pyelonephritis, peritonitis, meningitis, urinary tract infection, toxemia, thrombosis, liver disease, endocarditis, aspergillosis, bronchopneumonia, septaemia, acute renal failure, interstitial pneumonia, hemolytic anemia, cardiogenic shock, hypovolemic shock, pneumococcal pneumonia, cardiac tamponade, iron overload, empyema, epiglottitis, meningoencephalitis, renal failure, myocarditis, methemoglobinemia, hydrops, choriocarcinoma, cholestasis, hypoxemia, hyperkalemia, kidney failure, respiratory distress syndrome, anaphylaxis, cholangitis, preeclampsia, hyperparathyroidism, inflammatory bowel disease, pyaemia, immunodeficiency, eclampsia, hepatocellular carcinoma, ulcers, myocardial infarction, lupus, necrotizing enterocolitis, autoimmune disease, adrenal insufficiency, erythema nodosum, mediastinitis, decompensation, pemphigus, myeloid leukemia, pancytopenia, angiosarcoma, rotavirus, malignant hyperthermia, chlamydial, staphylococci, hemorrhagic, histiocytosis, von willebrand, lichen planus, malignant neoplasm, herpes simplex encephalitis, congenital anomaly, status epilepticus, thromboembolism, cardiovascular disease, varices, cardiac insufficiency, metabolic acidosis, suppurative, nephritis, gastroesophageal reflux, congestive heart failure, hypercalcemia, colitis, hyperglycemia, diarrheal, fecal impaction, ventricular fibrillation, kernicterus, malignancy, acute pyelonephritis, glomerulonephritis, cyanosis, nephropathy, gouty arthritis, hyperbilirubinemia, liver cancer, haemolytic anemia, esophagitis, chronic renal failure,

sepsis Examples by Brain Bank Users