septic wound
1septic wound — a wound that is infected with pathogens …
2Septic arthritis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 M00 M03 ICD 9 …
3septic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a wound or a part of the body) infected with bacteria. 2) denoting a drainage system incorporating a septic tank. DERIVATIVES septically adverb septicity noun. ORIGIN Greek s ptikos, from s pein make rotten …
4septic — [[t]se̱ptɪk[/t]] ADJ If a wound or a part of your body becomes septic, it becomes infected. A flake of plaster from the ceiling fell into his eye, which became septic. ...a septic toe …
5wound — 1. Trauma to any of the tissues of the body, especially that caused by physical means and with interruption of continuity. 2. A surgical incision. [O.E. wund] abraded w. SYN: abrasion (1). avulsed w. a w. caused by or resulting from avulsion.… …
6septic — sep|tic [ˈseptık] adj especially BrE [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: septicus, from Greek, from sepein; SEPSIS] a wound or part of your body that is septic is infected with ↑bacteria ▪ a cut that went septic …
7septic — adjective especially BrE a wound or part of your body that is septic is infected with bacteria: a septic finger …
8septic — [ sɛptɪk] adjective 1》 (of a wound or a part of the body) infected with bacteria. 2》 denoting a drainage system incorporating a septic tank. Derivatives septically adverb septicity tɪsɪti noun Origin C17: via L. from Gk sēptikos, from sēpein make …
9septic — adj. contaminated with bacteria from a festering wound etc., putrefying. Phrases and idioms: septic tank a tank in which the organic matter in sewage is disintegrated through bacterial activity. Derivatives: septically adv. septicity n. Etymology …
10dirty wound — noun An external wound, primarily an untreated cut or tear of the skin, easily susceptible to infection as a result of exposure to unsanitary conditions, as would be likely at time of injury. Syn: contaminated wound, infected wound Ant: clean… …
