Hyphenation
sep·sisTurkish pronunciation
sepsîsPronunciation
/ˈsepsəs/ /ˈsɛpsɪs/
Etymology
() From Ancient Greek σῆψις (sepsis, “putrefaction”) σήπειν (“to make rotten”) σήψ (seps, “a kind of lizard, also a kind of serpent whose bite was alleged to cause putrefaction”).