Definition of infection

Definitions

Noun

the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

Noun

(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound

Noun

(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease

Noun

an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

Noun

the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"

Noun

moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"

Noun

(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

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contagion transmission

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communication corruption corruptness health problem ill health illegality incident linguistic process pathologic process pathological process unhealthiness

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bilharzia bilharziasis cross infection enterobiasis eye infection felon focal infection hordeolum itch lockjaw nonsocial infection opportunistic infection paronychia protozoal infection respiratory infection respiratory tract infection scabies schistosomiasis sepsis septic sore throat sore staphylococcal infection strep throat streptococcal sore throat streptococcus tonsilitis sty stye superinfection suprainfection tapeworm infection tetanus throat infection toxoplasmosis vaccina vaccinia variola vaccina variola vaccine variola vaccinia viral infection virus infection whitlow zymosis

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