septic
Tainted by germs
Septic describes something infected with bacteria or causing infection.
A septic wound contains harmful microorganisms.
A septic tank holds sewage while bacteria break it down.
In medicine, septic refers to systemic infection spreading through the bloodstream: The patient went septic after surgery.
In British and Australian slang, septic (from rhyming slang "septic tank" = Yank) means American.
Organic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- festerDecay or seethe inside
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
necrosis · gangrene · spoilage · breakdown · compost · deterioration · molder · festering
Liquid refuse in drains
- drainageLiquid removal system
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- leach fieldSubsurface wastewater dispersal system
- cesspoolUnderground waste receptacle
sludge · wastewater · drain field · seepage · percolation · greywater · blackwater · runoff
Localized pus collection
- pusInfected tissue fluid
- feverElevated body temperature
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- woundCoiled, or an injury
cellulitis · bacteremia · gangrene · suppuration · pyrexia · peritonitis · blood poisoning · systemic infection
Underground sewage container
- holding tankContainer for temporary retention
- leach fieldSubsurface wastewater dispersal system
- drain fieldSubsurface wastewater treatment area
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
sludge · scum · baffle · outlet · inlet · anaerobic · solids · effluent
Disease-causing microorganisms
- microorganismsMicroscopic living entities
- germsMicroscopic disease agents
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- staphylococcusSpherical bacteria in clusters
streptococcus · anaerobic · aerobic · culture · colonization · microbial · bacteremia · bacillus
Made impure by contaminants
- unsanitaryLacking proper cleanliness
- impureNot wholly clean
- infestedOverrun by pests
- taintedContaminated, made impure
dirty · filthy · unclean · biohazard · sewage · contamination · unhygienic · fecal
Offensive or illegal
- stenchPowerfully offensive odor
- malodorousHaving a bad smell
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
- reekingEmitting strong foul smell
rank · noisome · fetid · smelly · sulfurous · miasmic · nauseating · offensive
Abnormally reduced arterial pressure
- organ failureVital tissue stops functioning
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- ICUAcute care ward
- vasopressorsDrugs that raise blood pressure
mortality · resuscitation · lactate · cytokine storm · life-threatening · emergency
rot
Organic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- putrefactionBacterial breakdown of tissue
- festerDecay or seethe inside
putrid · necrosis · gangrene · spoilage · breakdown · compost · deterioration · molder · festering · putrescence
sewage
Liquid refuse in drains
- drainageLiquid removal system
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- leach fieldSubsurface wastewater dispersal system
cesspool · sludge · wastewater · drain field · seepage · percolation · greywater · blackwater · runoff · groundwater
abscess
Localized pus collection
- pusInfected tissue fluid
- feverElevated body temperature
- inflammationProtective tissue response
wound · cellulitis · bacteremia · gangrene · suppuration · pyrexia · peritonitis · blood poisoning · systemic infection · purulence
cesspit
Underground sewage container
- holding tankContainer for temporary retention
- leach fieldSubsurface wastewater dispersal system
- drain fieldSubsurface wastewater treatment area
pumping · sludge · scum · baffle · outlet · inlet · anaerobic · solids · effluent · maintenance
pathogens
Disease-causing microorganisms
- microorganismsMicroscopic living entities
- germsMicroscopic disease agents
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
staphylococcus · streptococcus · anaerobic · aerobic · culture · colonization · microbial · bacteremia · bacillus · biofilm
polluted
Made impure by contaminants
- unsanitaryLacking proper cleanliness
- impureNot wholly clean
- infestedOverrun by pests
tainted · dirty · filthy · unclean · biohazard · sewage · contamination · unhygienic · fecal · soiled
foul
Offensive or illegal
- stenchPowerfully offensive odor
- malodorousHaving a bad smell
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
reeking · rank · noisome · fetid · smelly · sulfurous · miasmic · nauseating · offensive · stinking
hypotension
Abnormally reduced arterial pressure
- organ failureVital tissue stops functioning
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- ICUAcute care ward
vasopressors · mortality · resuscitation · lactate · cytokine storm · life-threatening · emergency
- utilitieselectricity, water supply, public utilities, water line, gas service
- sanitationsewage, sewers, cleaning, sewer, disinfecting
- sewage systemssewage, sewers, sewer, sewer lines, wastewater
- medical adjectivessurgical, cardiac, orthopedic, malignant, respiratory
- off-grid livingoff-grid, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, homesteading, remote living
- shockanaphylactic shock, hemorrhagic, toxic shock, insulin shock, cardiogenic
septicaseptic
Free from pathogens
sterile · antiseptic · uninfected · germ-free · pathogen-free
septicantiseptic
Microbe-killing substance
germicidal · bactericidal · disinfectant · sterilizing · cleansing
- septic tankSubterranean sewage decomposition chamber
- septic systemOnsite sewage treatment installation
- septic shockSevere infection causing collapse
- septic backupWaste returning through drains
- septic serviceWaste system maintenance
- septic wasteDecomposing organic effluent
antiseptic, aseptic, septic tank, septicemia, septicaemia, antiseptically, septicemic, aseptically, septic tanks