sepsis

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, causing injury to its own tissues and organs as a response to infection. countable,uncountable
    — Imagine the sepsis of helpless loathing [Jimmy Connors] must have inspired in his opponents during his "great runs" at the US Open.

词形变化

sepses plural

词源

From Ancient Greek σῆψις (sêpsis, “putrefaction”), from σήπω (sḗpō, “to make rotten”), from σήψ (sḗps, “a kind of lizard; also a kind of serpent whose bite was alleged to cause putrefaction”).
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