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Yalebaaih hyut
Definition
Sepsis or septicemia; or, in traditional medicine, a state unfavorable for the qi and blood.
- technicalsepsis; septicemia
- archaicunfavorable for the qi and blood
neutralhealth
How it's used
Medical professionals in Hong Kong use this term specifically to describe the clinical condition of sepsis. Outside of a hospital setting, it is often used in a more general, colloquial sense to describe a state of severe physical deterioration or systemic infection. It carries a sense of urgency and gravity, as it is understood to be a life threatening situation.
Examples
He got sepsis from an infected wound, it is very dangerous.
The doctor said his condition is serious and worries he might develop sepsis.
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