American English pronunciation
How to pronounce infection
IPA transcription: [,ɪn'fɛkʃən]
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Noun
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the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
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(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
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(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
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an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
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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”
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moral corruption or contamination
“ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable”
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(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
Usage examples
- Low birth-weight, preterm infants are susceptible to "Mycoplasma" infections.
- Osteomyelitis, a bone infection, may leave the adjacent bone with a spur formation.
- Patients with severe infections may require hospitalization.
- He also described their infection - "skenitis".
- A noninfection-related clear fluid may form on the wound's surface.
- He succumbed to a chest infection contracted while undergoing treatment for leukemia.
- The project includes chlorine and ozone disinfection facilities.
- Additionally, colonies experimentally enriched with resin have decreased infection intensities of the fungus.
- Previously, all triazole based drugs targeted fungal infections related to plants from "Candida" species.
- The main risk is development of fungal infection, especially denture-related stomatitis.