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| 1. | [ noun ] (biology,medicine) the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms | |
| Related terms: | ill_health pathologic_process schistosomiasis sore staphylococcal_infection zoonosis amebiasis sepsis suprainfection leishmaniasis tetanus trichomoniasis felon fungal_infection cross_infection herpangia streptococcal_sore_throat sty focal_infection scabies superinfection toxoplasmosis viral_infection enterobiasis paronychia protozoal_infection respiratory_infection tapeworm_infection opportunistic_infection hemorrhagic_fever zymosis vaccina incubation medicine infect | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure | |
| Related terms: | illegality law | |
| 3. | [ noun ] moral corruption or contamination | |
| Examples: | "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable" |
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| Related terms: | corruptness | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people | |
| Synonyms: | contagion | |
| Examples: | "a contagion of mirth" "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry" |
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| Related terms: | communication infect | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound | |
| Related terms: | linguistic_process phonetics | |
| 6. | [ noun ] an incident is which an infectious disease is transmitted | |
| Synonyms: | transmission contagion | |
| Related terms: | incident convey | |
| Similar spelling: |
infect infectious infestation infective infectiously in_fact ineffective investor infected invocation investing invective invest infest investment in_effect invasion infusion ineffectual |
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