Etymology

urosepsis

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Today it means: sepsis caused by bacteria from the urinary tract invading the bloodstream Full definition →

English sepsis ← Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
  2. Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
  3. Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
  4. Englishuro-
  5. Englishsepsis
  6. English todayurosepsis

From uro- + sepsis.

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