urosepsis

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noun

sepsis caused by bacteria from the urinary tract invading the bloodstream

Scrabble 11

Meanings

nounurosepsis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicinesepsis caused by bacteria from the urinary tract invading the bloodstream

Origin

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

From uro- + sepsis.

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Translations

Icelandic þvaggraftarsótt
  • þvaggraftarsóttsepsis
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APA

urosepsis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urosepsis

MLA

“urosepsis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urosepsis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urosepsis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urosepsis.

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