sep·tic /ˈseptɪk/adjectiveadj especially British EnglishBrE
MIa wound or part of your body that is septic is infected with bacteria 〔伤口等〕脓毒性的,受感染的
a cut that went septic
受感染的伤口
Examples from the Corpus
septic• Hotflesh pressed close; the septic flesh of his companions.• So the sewage goes septic, giving off hydrogensulphide which corrodes the pipes and makes a nastysmell.• These become hairless and developsepticsores.• If you have a septic system, where is the drain field?• Everywhere, it was like an over-flowing septictank or something rotting.• It was just a septic tank.• It was in virginwilderness up north where septic tanks are forbidden.• A tree gone septic where we gouged our initials.• a septic wound
Originseptic
(1600-1700)Latinsepticus, from Greek, from sepein; → SEPSIS