What does infection mean?

Definitions for infection
ɪnˈfɛk ʃənin·fec·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. infectionnoun

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

  2. infectionnoun

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

  3. infectionnoun

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

  4. infection, contagion, transmissionnoun

    an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

  5. contagion, infectionnoun

    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. infectionnoun

    moral corruption or contamination

    "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"

  7. infectionnoun

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

GCIDE

  1. Infectionnoun

    A localized area of tissue which is inflamed by growth of microorganisms; as, he has an infection in his finger.

Wiktionary

  1. infectionnoun

    The act or process of infecting.

  2. infectionnoun

    An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Infectionnoun

    Contagion; mischief by communication; taint; poison.

    Etymology: infection, Fr. infectio, Latin.

    Infection is that manner of communicating a disease by some effluvia, or particles which fly off from distempered bodies, and mixing with the juices of others, occasion the same disorders as in the bodies they came from John Quincy.

    What a strange infection
    Is fall'n into thy ear! William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

    The blessed gods
    Purge all infections from our air, whilst you
    Do climate here. William Shakespeare, Winter's Tale.

    Vouchsafe, diffus'd infection of a man,
    For these known evils but to give me leave,
    By circumstance, to curse thy cursed self. William Shakespeare, R. III.

    Hence,
    Lest that th' infection of his fortune take
    Like hold on thee. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    The transmission or emission of the thinner and more airy parts of bodies, as in odours and infections, is, of all the rest, the most corporeal; but withal there be a number of those emissions, both wholesome and unwholesome, that give no smell at all. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

Wikipedia

  1. Infection

    An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable disease, is an illness resulting from an infection. Infections can be caused by a wide range of pathogens, most prominently bacteria and viruses. Hosts can fight infections using their immune system. Mammalian hosts react to infections with an innate response, often involving inflammation, followed by an adaptive response. Specific medications used to treat infections include antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals, antiprotozoals, and antihelminthics. Infectious diseases resulted in 9.2 million deaths in 2013 (about 17% of all deaths). The branch of medicine that focuses on infections is referred to as infectious disease.

ChatGPT

  1. infection

    Infection refers to the invasion and multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites in the body tissues. These pathogens can cause disease or injury by disrupting normal body functions, often triggering an immune response. Infections can be localized (affecting a specific area of the body) or systemic (spreading throughout the body), mild or severe, and acute or chronic.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Infectionnoun

    the act or process of infecting

  2. Infectionnoun

    that which infects, or causes the communicated disease; any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an infectious disease is caused

  3. Infectionnoun

    the state of being infected; contamination by morbific particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing disease; epidemic

  4. Infectionnoun

    that which taints or corrupts morally; as, the infection of vicious principles

  5. Infectionnoun

    contamination by illegality, as in cases of contraband goods; implication

  6. Infectionnoun

    sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions; influence

  7. Etymology: [Cf. F. infection, L. infectio a dyeing.]

Wikidata

  1. Infection

    Infection is the invasion of a host organism's bodily tissues by disease-causing organisms, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to these organisms and the toxins they produce. Infections are caused by microorganisms such as viruses, prions, bacteria, and viroids, and larger organisms like macroparasites and fungi. Hosts can fight infections using their immune system. Mammalian hosts react to infections with an innate response, often involving inflammation, followed by an adaptive response. Pharmaceuticals can also help fight infections. The branch of medicine that focuses on infections and pathogens is infectious disease medicine.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Infection

    Invasion of the host organism by microorganisms that can cause pathological conditions or diseases.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'infection' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3517

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'infection' in Nouns Frequency: #1263

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of infection in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of infection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of infection in a Sentence

  1. Andrew Cuomo:

    We once again have demonstrated that we've gone from the worst infection rate in the country to the best infection rate in the country.

  2. William Schaffner:

    Although it's not perfect, it still prevents many, many infections, and even if you should get influenza despite having received the vaccine, it tends to make a less severe infection. You are certainly less likely to get the complications of pneumonia, having to be hospitalized and dying.

  3. Jeffrey Duchin:

    We are now in the process of working with the long-term care facility, with the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and we're in a process of providing support to that facility to care for the infected patients, to protect the uninfected patients, and to provide infection control.

  4. Koji Wada:

    We may have more information about the risk of infection and the risk of severity of getting the virus, so we can prepare, so we can have some precautions for infection control... but I hope we can conduct the Tokyo Olympics as scheduled.

  5. Virat Chatturaputpitak:

    For me, the Easter outlook in April is also not good, we simply don't know how long it will take to contain this virus and every day the news of more infection mean more people are reluctant to travel.

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