septic
/ˈsɛptɪk/
adjective
- Infected with bacteria; containing or caused by harmful germs.
- If a cut becomes septic, it may need antibiotics.
- The doctor cleaned the septic wound to prevent further infection.
- The patient developed a septic condition after the surgery.
- Relating to a system that treats waste from a building using bacteria (as in a septic tank).
- The septic tank needs to be pumped every few years.
- They installed a new septic drain field in the backyard.
- Their house uses a septic system instead of city sewers.
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