A condition produced by bacteria when all oxygen supplies are depleted If severe, bottom deposits and water turn black, give off foul odors, and the water has a greatly increased chlorine demand
Refers to a bacterial infectious process such as septic arthritis with bacteria lodging in the joint and proliferating This can cause significant damage unless treated rapidly and appropriately
containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage" of or relating to or caused by putrefaction; "the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank
If a wound or a part of your body becomes septic, it becomes infected. a septic toe. a wound or part of your body that is septic is infected with bacteria (septicus, from , from sepein; SEPSIS)
A condition produced by the presence of anaerobic bacteria Severe septic conditions are revealed by black, odorous water with little or no dissolved oxygen present