As nouns the difference between sepsis and meningococcemia
is that sepsis is (pathology) a serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, and a known or suspected infection is present while meningococcemia is meningococcal septicemia, a form of sepsis caused by the bacterium.
sepsis
English
Noun
(sepses)
(pathology) A serious medical condition in which the whole body is inflamed, and a known or suspected infection is present.
Related terms
* antiseptic
* asepsis
* aseptic
* septic
* septicemia
* septicity
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meningococcemia
Alternative forms
* meningococcaemia
Noun
(en-noun)
Meningococcal septicemia, a form of sepsis caused by the bacterium .