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US
/ˌɪnˈfɛkʃən/
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[ UK /ɪnfˈɛkʃən/ ]
[ UK /ɪnfˈɛkʃən/ ]
NOUN
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the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
a contagion of mirth
the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry - (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
- (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
- the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
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moral corruption or contamination
ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable - (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
- an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
How To Use infection In A Sentence
- Seizures are most likely to occur early in an illness (such as roseola, colds, gastrointestinal infection) when the fever is rising quickly.
- In some parts, the infection is popularly known as "pinkeye" because it turns the whites of the eyes pink. Dealing with Conjunctivitis
- Patients with primary infection tend to be clinically ‘sicker’ than those who are reinfected.
- The virus can actually destroy those white blood cells, leaving the body wide open to attack from other infections.
- In chronic smoldering cases, inflammatory bowel disease can be misdiagnosed, and treatment with steroids only exacerbates the infection.
- Genital infections are spread venereally, and respiratory infections usually by inhalation.
- He infected mice and rabbits with Trypanosoma gondii, the parasite responsible for the dreaded sleeping sickness, then injected the animals with chemical derivatives to determine if any of them could halt the infection. The Emperor of All Maladies
- The excess amniotic fluid was then removed from the recipient twin sac, and antibiotics were placed into the uterine cavity to decrease the risk of infection. Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)
- Treatment should also be considered in asymptomatic patients who may be a source of infection to others.
- It is the repetitive, untreated Chlamydial infections that can cause women to be sterile.