Meaning
sepsis
- a severe, life-threatening systemic infection
In a sentence
I medici hanno diagnosticato una sepsi grave.
The doctors diagnosed severe sepsis.
Una terapia tempestiva riduce notevolmente il rischio di sepsi.
Prompt treatment significantly reduces the risk of sepsis.
Il paziente è stato ricoverato per prevenire una sepsi.
The patient was hospitalized to prevent sepsis.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sepsi | feminine · singular |
| sepsi | feminine · plural |
| sepsi | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable noun: ends in -i in both singular and plural.
- Medical term used primarily in clinical and scientific contexts.