infected wound
Septic flesh damage
An infected wound is an injury where bacteria or other microorganisms have colonized the tissue, causing inflammation, pus, redness, swelling, or fever.
The phrase distinguishes wounds requiring medical intervention from those healing normally: The doctor said the infected wound needed antibiotics.
Clean wounds may become infected if not properly cared for.
- pusInfected tissue fluid
- septicInfected with bacteria
- blood poisoningInfection spreading through bloodstream
- festeringBecoming infected, decaying
- abscessLocalized pus collection
swollen · inflamed · gangrenous · oozing · bacteria · antibiotics · tetanus shot · medical attention · bandage · fever · redness · throbbing · necrosis · discharge · contaminated · lesion · deep tissue · ulcer
- skin conditionseczema, psoriasis, hives, dermatitis, rash
- bacterial infectionsanthrax, botulism, cholera, diphtheria, lockjaw
- woundsulcer, cuts, bedsore, bruises, bedsores
- skin injuriescut, scrape, scratch, bruise, burn
- Blood Infectionsbacteremia, sepsis, septicemia, blood poisoning, viremia
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