The doctor prescribed antibiotics to treat the bacterial infection that had spread to the patient's lungs.
The wound became infected with a fungal infection that required immediate medical attention.
The hospital took precautions to prevent the spread of infection among patients with weakened immune systems.
The infection had progressed to the point where the patient required surgery to remove the infected tissue.
The doctor explained that the infection was caused by a virus that was highly contagious and easily spread through contact with an infected person.

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

Nouns denoting natural processes.

The assimilation of the sound /p/ to /b/ in the phrase "cupboard" is an example of infection in phonetics.
The pronunciation of the word "tenth" is often affected by infection, resulting in the /t/ sound being replaced with a /d/ sound.
In some dialects of English, the word "black" exhibits infection, with the /k/ sound being influenced by the preceding /l/ sound.
The word "tunnel" is an example of infection, where the /n/ sound is affected by the preceding /t/ sound.
The infection of the sound /k/ to /t͡ʃ/ in the phrase "church key" is a common phenomenon in many accents of English.

Infection (Noun)