sepsi

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σῆψις (sêpsis, putrefaction), from σήπειν (sḗpein, to make rotten), from σήψ (sḗps, a kind of lizard, also a kind of serpent whose bite was alleged to cause putrefaction).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.psi/
  • Rhymes: -ɛpsi
  • Hyphenation: sè‧psi

Noun

sepsi f (invariable)

  1. (pathology) sepsis

Anagrams

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Verb

sēpsī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of sēpiō
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