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septic

adjective as in inflamed

adjective as in toxic

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Her death certificate, seen by the BBC, lists multiple organ failure, septic shock and pancreatitis as the immediate cause of death – but "the use of prescribed tirzepatide" is also recorded as a contributing factor.

From BBC

As a result, she went into septic shock.

He insisted he had the right to maintain his own septic system, scoffing at a regulation that it be done by an approved firm.

For a septic abortion, that would include removing any remaining tissue from the uterus.

From Salon

At hospital, Mia was given intravenous fluids and antibiotics but went into suspected septic shock and suffered a cardiac arrest.

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

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