septic

/'septik/

Thân thiện

A doctor examines a patient with a septic wound.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Infected with harmful microorganisms; putrefying: Describes a state of infection caused by pathogenic bacteria or the process of decay.
   • Relating to or causing sepsis: Pertaining to a serious, body-wide response to infection, which can lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death.
   • Of or relating to a septic tank: Pertaining to an underground system where sewage is decomposed by bacterial activity.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The doctor was concerned the wound was becoming septic. (The doctor was worried the wound was getting infected with bacteria.)
  • A septic environment can spread disease rapidly. (An environment containing disease-causing organisms can spread illness quickly.)
  • The septic tank needs to be pumped every few years. (The underground waste decomposition tank requires regular maintenance.)

Advanced Usage

• "Septic shock": A severe and life-threatening condition that occurs when sepsis leads to dangerously low blood pressure.
  • The patient was admitted to the ICU with septic shock.
• "Go septic": A colloquial phrase meaning to become infected.
  • If you don't clean that cut properly, it could go septic.

Variants and Related Words

• Aseptic (adj): Free from contamination caused by harmful bacteria, viruses, or other microorganisms; sterile.
  • Surgery must be performed in an aseptic environment.
• Antiseptic (adj/n): (Adj.) Preventing the growth of disease-causing microorganisms. (N.) A substance that prevents infection by inhibiting microbial growth.
  • Apply an antiseptic to the scrape.
• Sepsis (n): A potentially life-threatening condition caused by the body's extreme response to an infection.
  • Early treatment of sepsis is critical.
• Septicemia (n): A serious bloodstream infection; often used synonymously with sepsis.
  • The blood test confirmed septicemia.

Synonyms

• Infected: Contaminated with a disease-causing agent.
• Putrid: Decaying or rotting and producing a foul smell.
• Festering: (Of a wound) becoming septic; forming pus.

Antonyms

• Aseptic: Sterile; free from infection.
• Sterile: Free from bacteria or other living microorganisms.
• Clean: Free from dirt, marks, or stains; here, meaning not infected.

Related Phrases/Compounds

• Septic tank: An underground chamber where domestic wastewater is treated through bacterial decomposition.
  • The house in the countryside uses a septic tank.
• Septic system: The entire wastewater treatment system, including the tank and drainage field.
  • They are installing a new septic system for the cabin.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to or caused by putrefaction
   • the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank
2. containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
   • a septic sore throat
   • a septic environment
   • septic sewage

Từ đồng nghĩa

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