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Seps [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A species of venomous eft or lizard. A genus of lizards, the efts, closely resembling the serpents, from which they scarcely differ, expect in their short and often indistinct feet, and the marks of an external auditory oriface.

Sepsin [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A soluble poison (ptomaine) present in putrid blood. It is also formed in the putrefaction of proteid matter in general.

Sepsis [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The poisoning of the system by the introduction of putrescent material into the blood.