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septic

adjective
🔊/ˈseptɪk/
🔊/ˈseptɪk/
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  1. (of a wound or part of the body伤口或身体部分) containing harmful bacteria that cause infection感染病菌的；脓毒性的；腐败性的
    • a septic finger被感染的手指
    • A dirty cut may go septic.伤口不干净容易受感染。🔊🔊
    Topics Illnessc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySeptic is used with these nouns:
    • tank
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek sēptikos, from sēpein ‘make rotten’.