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adjective
containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
"a septic sore throat"
"a septic environment"
"septic sewage"
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of or relating to or caused by putrefaction
"the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank"
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pyemia
septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess
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pyaemia
septicemia caused by pus-forming bacteria being released from an abscess