Septic may refer to:
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Septic shock
Septic shock is a potentially fatal medical condition that occurs when sepsis, which is organ injury or damage in response to infection, leads to dangerously low blood pressure and abnormalities in cellular metabolism. The Third International C ...
, a medical condition
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Septic tank
A septic tank is an underground chamber made of concrete, fiberglass, or plastic through which domestic wastewater (sewage) flows for basic sewage treatment. Settling and anaerobic digestion processes reduce solids and organics, but the treatment ...
or septic system, a component of a small scale sewage disposal system
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Septic equation
In algebra, a septic equation is an equation of the form
:ax^7+bx^6+cx^5+dx^4+ex^3+fx^2+gx+h=0,\,
where .
A septic function is a function of the form
:f(x)=ax^7+bx^6+cx^5+dx^4+ex^3+fx^2+gx+h\,
where . In other words, it is a polynomial of ...
, a polynomial of degree seven
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Slang term for "American" in the Cockney dialect
See also
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Sepsis
Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs.
This initial stage of sepsis is followed by suppression of the immune system. Common signs and s ...
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Aseptic
Asepsis is the state of being free from disease-causing micro-organisms (such as pathogenic bacteria, viruses, pathogenic fungi, and parasites). There are two categories of asepsis: medical and surgical. The modern day notion of asepsis is deri ...
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Antiseptic
An antiseptic ( and ) is an antimicrobial substance or compound that is applied to living tissue to reduce the possibility of sepsis, infection, or putrefaction. Antiseptics are generally distinguished from ''antibiotics'' by the latter's abil ...
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