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septic
sep·tic [ sép tik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. poisoned: full of or generating pus
2. involving sepsis: relating to, involving, or causing sepsis
[Early 17th century. Via Latin< Greek sēptikos< sēpein "make rotten"]

sep·tic·i·ty [ sep tíssətee ] noun
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