Synonyms & related words for sepsis

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of sepsis. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to sepsis

Explore words related to sepsis — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include septicemia, pyemia, septicemic, septicity, peritonitis, pneumonia, toxemia, infection. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does sepsis come from?

The word sepsis breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root sep-, from Greek sepein (“to make rotten, putrefy”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.