‖ sepsis|ˈsɛpsɪs| [mod.L., a. Gr. σῆψις, f. σήπειν to rot.] Putrefaction, putrescence. [1858Mayne Expos.Lex.]1876tr.Wagner's Gen.Pathol. 348 True putrefaction, putrescence, sepsis.1891Lancet 16 May 1108/2 He believes that tuberculin increases the symptoms produced by sepsis.