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sepsis

sep.sis \'sep-s*s\ \'sep-.se-z\ n or sep.ses [NL, fr. Gk se-psis decay, fr. 
   se-pein to make putrid] pl  : a toxic condition resulting from the spread 
   of bacteria or their product s from a focus of infection; esp : SEPTICEMIA