Septic
adjective
Connected with or caused by harmful bacteria, especially in a wound.
The wound has become septic and needs immediate treatment.
Often appears as...
- septic wound
- septic infection
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Technical
adjective
(of a wound or a person) infected with bacteria.
The patient is septic and needs antibiotics immediately.
Often appears as...
- septic patient
- septic symptoms
noun
A short term for a septic tank, which is a large underground container for waste, usually from a house not connected to a sewage system.
The septic needs to be pumped out every few years to prevent overflow.
Often appears as...
- septic service
- septic system
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Connected with or caused by harmful bacteria, especially in a wound.
The wound has become septic and needs immediate treatment.
Often appears as...
- septic wound
- septic infection
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
(of a wound or a person) infected with bacteria.
The patient is septic and needs antibiotics immediately.
Often appears as...
- septic patient
- septic symptoms
noun
A short term for a septic tank, which is a large underground container for waste, usually from a house not connected to a sewage system.
The septic needs to be pumped out every few years to prevent overflow.
Often appears as...
- septic service
- septic system
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Urgency
Indicates critical medical state requiring immediate action to prevent worsening of the condition.
Doctors operated quickly because the septic wound could lead to further complications.
Pro Tip 2/3Bacterial Involvement
Highlights the presence of harmful bacteria causing the state described by 'septic'.
We learned that 'septic shock' is a severe reaction to bacteria in the body.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Term
Primarily used in medical or healthcare settings by professionals.
The report mentioned 'septic arthritis', indicating a joint infection.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Urgency
Indicates critical medical state requiring immediate action to prevent worsening of the condition.
Doctors operated quickly because the septic wound could lead to further complications.
Pro Tip 2/3Bacterial Involvement
Highlights the presence of harmful bacteria causing the state described by 'septic'.
We learned that 'septic shock' is a severe reaction to bacteria in the body.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Term
Primarily used in medical or healthcare settings by professionals.
The report mentioned 'septic arthritis', indicating a joint infection.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Urgency
Indicates critical medical state requiring immediate action to prevent worsening of the condition.
Doctors operated quickly because the septic wound could lead to further complications.
Pro Tip 2/3Bacterial Involvement
Highlights the presence of harmful bacteria causing the state described by 'septic'.
We learned that 'septic shock' is a severe reaction to bacteria in the body.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Term
Primarily used in medical or healthcare settings by professionals.
The report mentioned 'septic arthritis', indicating a joint infection.
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Video examples
Alex Smith: An NFL...
The doctors are telling me that I have a bad infection in my leg. They say that they've operated eight times already. They say that at one point my fever spiked and my immune system started attacking my body. I went septic and almost died.
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Meet the Giant Elephant...
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Video examples
Alex Smith: An NFL...
The doctors are telling me that I have a bad infection in my leg. They say that they've operated eight times already. They say that at one point my fever spiked and my immune system started attacking my body. I went septic and almost died.
Video examples
Meet the Giant Elephant...
the animal is just waking up under this pile of leaves is septic know what's the right phrase amusingly eccentric meet the giant elephant shrews at home here
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Matthew McConaughey
American Actor
I love Los Angeles, and it's been very good to me, but if everyone is running around telling the stories, who's living them? You don't play characters that are celebrities - you play guys who know what to do when their septic tank's blocked.
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Richard Flanagan
Australian Novelist
The idea of some people being less than people is poison to any society and needs to be named as such in order to halt its spread before it turns the soul of a society septic.
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Jay Roach
American Director
But I couldn't cut that whole septic tank scene out because the audience liked it so much. So I sort of fell right back into getting a cheap laugh, but I still loved it.
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Matthew McConaughey
American Actor
I love Los Angeles, and it's been very good to me, but if everyone is running around telling the stories, who's living them? You don't play characters that are celebrities - you play guys who know what to do when their septic tank's blocked.
Quote examples
Richard Flanagan
Australian Novelist
The idea of some people being less than people is poison to any society and needs to be named as such in order to halt its spread before it turns the soul of a society septic.
Quote examples
Jay Roach
American Director
But I couldn't cut that whole septic tank scene out because the audience liked it so much. So I sort of fell right back into getting a cheap laugh, but I still loved it.
Example 1 of 3
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