Definitions for infection
ɪnˈfɛk ʃənin·fec·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infectionnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. infectionnoun

   The act or process of infecting.

2. infectionnoun

   An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Infection

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

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1. • Communication
   • Corruption
   • Ill Health
   • Illegality
   • Incident
   • Law
   • Linguistic Process
   • Medicine
   • Pathologic Process
   • Phonetics

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

How to pronounce infection?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say infection in sign language?

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. Kabuiya Ruth Mugera:

   We have seen not only deaths, hospitalizations and infection go down, but transmissibility has gone down because we're vaccinated don't transmit the disease, so it becomes very clear that for this pandemic to end, we have to not only protect ourselves from severe disease but( also) get the children vaccinated. Because even though the children have not been perceived as being at risk for death and severe disease, they transmit it.

2. Samsung Electronics:

   The company has placed colleagues who came in contact with the infected employee in self-quarantine and taken steps to have them tested for possible infection.

3. Professor Deborah Fuller:

   In our paper, we replicated experimentally in monkeys a situation that [was] similar to the 2009 influenza pandemic, where a new strain of influenza unexpectedly emerged and current vaccines offered little or no protection, we vaccinated the monkeys with the same antigens included in the inactivated vaccine that year, but then also added, via our DNA vaccine, the genetic code for conserved influenza antigens. When we challenged the monkeys with the 2009 pandemic strain of influenza, we saw significant protection in the group that got the vaccine. They experienced only a transient low infection that was quickly cleared, when compared to the group that didn’t get the vaccine.

4. Nia Heard-Garris:

   The problem here is systemic racism and disregard for black lives, and so as a doctor, I don't just treat a patient that has a fever when they have a bacterial infection, right ?

5. Mark Krockenberger:

   We also hope that the unaffected animals, when they're vaccinated, are more resistant to picking up the infection.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=infection
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=infection
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Infection
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=infection
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infection
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infection
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=infection