What does septic mean?
Definitions for septic
ˈsɛp tɪksep·tic
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Princeton's WordNet
septic, infectedadjective
containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
"a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage"
septicadjective
of or relating to or caused by putrefaction
"the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank"
Wiktionary
septicadjective
Of or pertaining to sepsis
septicadjective
Causing sepsis or putrefaction
Septicnoun
An American.
Etymology: From the Cockney rhyming slang 'septic tank', for Yank.
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septic
Septic generally refers to a condition or system related to the presence or potential presence of pathogenic organisms, particularly bacteria, often leading to infection or disease. In medicine, it describes the presence of harmful microscopes or toxins due to an infection. In home or civil infrastructure context, septic refers to a septic system, an underground wastewater treatment structure where sewage is decomposed and purified.
Webster Dictionary
Septicadjective
of the seventh degree or order
Septicnoun
a quantic of the seventh degree
Septicadjective
alt. of Septical
Septicnoun
a substance that promotes putrefaction
Etymology: [Septi- + -ic.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of septic in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of septic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of septic in a Sentence
He was already in the early stages of septic shock, and his kidneys had already had some injury, very quickly, his septic shock progressed from ... early stages to severe stages very rapidly, within 12 hours or so, which is typical for this type of infection.
I'm gonna become a civil engineer. I'm gonna design septic tanks for playgrounds. Little kids can take shits!
After the surgery my mom was told that when they open [SIC] me up, my ovaries was [SIC] black and that they had to give me a hysterectomy. After the surgery I went into septic shock causing me to be in ICU for a few weeks.
They leave the infants out in the middle of the forest to starve to death or get eaten by wild animals, others strangle them or throw them in the septic tank.
In about 14 % of cases, the virus causes severe diseases including pneumonia and shortness of breath. And about 5 % of patients have critical diseases including respiratory failure, septic shock and multiorgan failure, in 2 % of reported cases, the virus is fatal, and the risk of death increases the older you are. We see relatively few cases among children. More research is needed to understand why.
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- تعفنArabic
- sèpticCatalan, Valencian
- septischGerman
- σηπτικόςGreek
- sépticoSpanish
- septiqueFrench
- setticoItalian
- sépticoPortuguese
- septiskSwedish
- سیپٹیکUrdu
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