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septic

adjective as in inflamed

adjective as in toxic

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She’s renovating the property to bring it up to seismic and ADA standards, harden it against wildfires and install a septic tank for a guest house.

In 2018 Molly developed septic shock while receiving cancer treatment at the same hospital campus, which is now at the centre of a public inquiry into safety issues.

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"Without that service, I would have probably ended up with my leg turning septic and I'm not too sure what would have happened after that," he says.

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Her foetus had already been diagnosed with severe developmental defects but she was not offered an abortion and later died from septic shock following the death of her baby.

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They examined the effects the Palisades and Eaton fires had on 11 community water systems, two sewer systems, and thousands of private wells and septic systems in L.A.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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