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infection
[ in-fek-shuhn ]
noun
- an infecting agency or influence.
- an infectious disease:
Is this infection very dangerous?
- the condition of suffering an infection.
- corruption of another's opinions, beliefs, moral principles, etc.; moral contamination.
- an influence or impulse passing from one to another and affecting feeling or action.
- Grammar. (in Celtic languages) assimilation in which a vowel is influenced by a following vowel or semivowel; umlaut.
infection
/ ɪ²Ôˈ´ÚÉ›°ìʃə²Ô /
noun
- invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
- the resulting condition in the tissues
- an infectious disease
- the act of infecting or state of being infected
- an agent or influence that infects
- persuasion or corruption, as by ideas, perverse influences, etc
infection
/ IJÔ-´ÚÄ•°ì′²õ³óÉ™²Ô /
- The invasion of the body of a human or an animal by a pathogen such as a bacterium, fungus, or virus. Infections can be localized, as in pharyngitis , or widespread as in sepsis , and are often accompanied by fever and an increased number of white blood cells. Individuals with immunodeficiency syndromes are predisposed to certain infections.
- See also infectious disease
infection
- Invasion of the body or a body part by a pathogenic organism, which multiplies and produces harmful effects on the body's tissues.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²Ô´Ç²Ôi²Ô·´Ú±ð³¦î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
- ±è´Ç²õ³Ùi²Ô·´Ú±ð³¦î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô adjective
- ±è°ù±ði²Ô·´Ú±ð³¦î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
- °ù±ði²Ô·´Ú±ð³¦î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
- ²õ³Ü²úi²Ô·´Ú±ð³¦î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of infection1
Example Sentences
An insidious but lesser-known consequence of even a mild measles infection is that it kills the very cells that remember which pathogens the patient has previously fought and how those battles were won.
"While I was there my bed sheets were changed just once in a week. My legs wouldn't stop oozing so the sheets were filthy. I was worried about picking up another infection."
However, two of the people were children; the cause of their infection has not been determined.
The center is one of several efforts to combat chronic illnesses stemming from infection affected by cuts made in the first few months of the Trump administration.
His diagnosis came after he caught an upper respiratory infection and his lymph nodes swelled like crazy.
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