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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
- 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)
- The virus can actually destroy those white blood cells, leaving the body wide open to attack from other infections.
- She had for weeks been suffering from a bad cough and chest infection.
- Nectarines exhibit different reactions to specific insect attacks and fungal infections than do peaches.
- Upper genital tract infection associated with intrauterine contraceptive devices is temporally linked to the insertion of the device.
- *Although the link between microorganisms and infection was yet to be established, the connection between pus—purulence—and sepsis, fever, and death, often arising from an abscess or wound, was well known to Bennett. The Emperor of All Maladies
- The staph infection was related to the blood infection, which abscessed, which is how Sports News : CBSSports.com
- 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.
