nonseptic
Nonseptic is a medical term used to describe a process, lesion, or wound that is not infected with pathogenic organisms and is not causing sepsis. It is used to distinguish conditions that involve inflammation or injury without systemic infection from septic conditions where infection leads to organ dysfunction.
Common usage includes wound assessment, where a nonseptic wound shows no clinical signs of infection such as
Important distinctions: nonseptic does not necessarily imply sterility. A wound or tissue can be nonseptic but
Diagnosis and management: determination is clinical and may be supported by laboratory tests to rule out infection.
See also: sepsis, aseptic, sterile, inflammation, wound care.