Infection (Noun)
Meaning 1
Moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Meaning 3
An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 4
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Meaning 5
(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 6
The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Hyponyms
- Bilharzia
- Septic Sore Throat
- Variola Vaccine
- Variola Vaccinia
- Itch
- Virus Infection
- Strep Throat
- Throat Infection
- Variola Vaccina
- Respiratory Infection
- Streptococcus Tonsilitis
- Bilharziasis
- Eye Infection
- Hordeolum
- Vaccina
- Stye
- Whitlow
- Cross Infection
- Lockjaw
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Meaning 7
The communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.