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1. (n.) infection
the act of infecting or the state of being infected.
2. infection
an infecting agency or influence.
3. infection
an infectious disease.
4. infection
the condition of suffering an infection.
5. infection
corruption of another's opinions, beliefs, etc.
6. infection
an influence or impulse passing from one to another and affecting feeling or action.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < LL)
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| Definition of 'INFECTION' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) infection
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
2. (noun) infection
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
3. (noun) infection
(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
4. (noun) infection, contagion, transmission
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
5. (noun) contagion, infection
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
"a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
6. (noun) infection
moral corruption or contamination
"ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
7. (noun) infection
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
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1. (noun) infection
contamination with disease
the risks of infection
2. infection
an illness in part of the body caused by bacteria or a virus
I have a chest infection.
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| Definition of 'INFECTION' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) INFECTION
the act or process of infecting
2. (noun) INFECTION
that which infects, or causes the communicated disease; any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an infectious disease is caused
3. (noun) INFECTION
the state of being infected; contamination by morbific particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic
4. (noun) INFECTION
that which taints or corrupts morally; as, the infection of vicious principles
5. (noun) INFECTION
contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods; implication
6. (noun) INFECTION
sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions; influence
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| Definition of 'INFECTION' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. INFECTION
Invasion of the host organism by microorganisms that can cause pathological conditions or diseases.
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Sense: the process of infecting or state of being infected
You should wash your hands after handling raw meat to avoid infection.
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 Afrikaans: infeksie, ontsteking |
 Arabic: عَدْوى، إنْتِقال المَرَض |
 Bulgarian: инфекция |
 Brazilian: infecção |
 Czech: infekce |
 German: die Ansteckung |
 Danish: infektion |
 Greek: μόλυνση |
 Spanish: infección |
 Estonian: nakkus |
 Farsi: آلودگی؛ عفونت |
 Finnish: tartunta |
 French: infection |
 Hebrew: הִידַבּקוּת |
 Hindi: बीमारी की छूत |
 Croatian: zaraza |
 Hungarian: fertőzés |
 Indonesian: infeksi |
 Icelandic: smit |
 Italian: infezione |
 Japanese: 感染 |
 Korean: 감염 |
 Lithuanian: užkrėtimas, infekcija |
 Latvian: inficēšanās |
 Malay: jangkitan |
 Dutch: besmetting |
 Norwegian: smitte, infeksjon |
 Polish: zakażenie |
 Persian: آلودگی؛ عفونت |
 Pashto: آلودګی |
 Portuguese: infecção |
 Romanian: infecţie |
 Russian: заражение |
 Slovak: infekcia |
 Slovenian: okužba |
 Serbian: infekcija |
 Swedish: smitta, smittoämne |
 Thai: การติดเชื้อ |
 Turkish: bulaşma |
 Taiwanese: 感染 |
 Ukrainian: зараження |
 Urdu: جراثیم زدگی |
 Vietnamese: sự lây nhiễm |
 Chinese: 感染 |
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