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in·fec·tion
(ĭn-fĕk′shən)n.
1.
a. The invasion of bodily tissue by pathogenic microorganisms that proliferate, resulting in tissue injury that can progress to disease: measures taken by the hospital to prevent infection.
b. The entry or placement, as by injection, of a microorganism or infectious agent into a cell or tissue.
c. An instance of being infected: developed an infection in my toe.
d. An agent or a contaminated substance responsible for one's becoming infected: an infection spread by contaminated water.
e. The pathological state resulting from having been infected: a drug to control infection.
2. An infectious disease: Crowded conditions gave rise to several serious infections.
3. An instance of a virus or similar software program infecting a computer.
4. The communication of a usually undesirable idea, emotion, or attitude by contact with other people or by example.
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infection
(ɪnˈfɛkʃən)n
1. (Pathology) invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
2. (Pathology) the resulting condition in the tissues
3. (Pathology) an infectious disease
4. the act of infecting or state of being infected
5. an agent or influence that infects
6. persuasion or corruption, as by ideas, perverse influences, etc
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in•fec•tion
(ɪnˈfɛk ʃən)n.
1. the act of infecting or the state of being infected.
2. an infecting agency or influence.
3. an infectious disease.
4. the condition of suffering an infection.
5. corruption of another's opinions, beliefs, etc.
6. an influence or impulse passing from one to another and affecting feeling or action.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin]
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in·fec·tion
(ĭn-fĕk′shən) The invasion of the body by microorganisms that can cause disease or by a virus. Microorganisms that can cause infection include bacteria, fungi, and protozoans.
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| Noun | 1. |  infection - the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganismshealth problem, ill health, unhealthiness - a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain enterobiasis - an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children whitlow, felon - a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail focal infection - bacterial infection limited to a specific organ or region especially one causing symptoms elsewhere cross infection, nonsocial infection - an infection that is acquired at a hospital or other healthcare facility opportunistic infection - any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs) paronychia - infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe protozoal infection - any infection caused by a protozoan respiratory infection, respiratory tract infection - any infection of the respiratory tract itch, scabies - a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation; "he has a bad case of the itch" bilharzia, bilharziasis, schistosomiasis - an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected sepsis - the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues sore - an open skin infection staphylococcal infection - an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation septic sore throat, strep throat, streptococcal sore throat, streptococcus tonsilitis, throat infection - an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus superinfection - infection that occurs while you are being treated for another infection suprainfection - secondary infection caused by an opportunistic infection tapeworm infection - intestinal infection by a species of parasitic tapeworm; usually the result of eating inadequately cooked meat or fish lockjaw, tetanus - an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages toxoplasmosis - infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats; if contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus viral infection, virus infection - infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans vaccina, variola vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia - a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar incubation - (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear |
| 2. | infection - (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound phonetics - the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis linguistic process - a process involved in human language | |
| 3. | infection - (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques pathologic process, pathological process - an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease zymosis - (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus) | |
| 4. | infection - an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted incident - a single distinct event | |
| 5. | infection - the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry" communication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups | |
| 6. | infection - moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable" corruption, corruptness - lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain | |
| 7. | infection - (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure illegality - unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
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infection
noun disease, condition, complaint, illness, virus, disorder, corruption, poison, pollution, contamination, contagion, defilement, septicity Ear infections are common in pre-school children.
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Translations
عدوىعَدْوَىعَدْوى، إنْتِقال المَرَضمَرَض، إصابة بالمَرَض
infecció
infekcenákaza
infektion=-infektion
infekto
infektiotarttuminentartunta
infekcija
infection
smitsÿking
感染伝染感化
전염
infectio
infekcija
infekcia
okužba
infektion
การติดเชื้อโรค
enfeksiyonhastalıkbulaşma
інфекція
nhiễm trùng
infection
[ɪnˈfekʃən] NCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
infection
[ɪnˈfɛkʃən] n → infection frisk of infection → risque d'infection
to be resistant to infection → résister à l'infection ear infection, throat infectioninfection rate n [disease] → taux m d'infection
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infection
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infect
(inˈfekt) verb to fill with germs that cause disease; to give a disease to. You must wash that cut on your knee in case it becomes infected; She had a bad cold last week and has infected the rest of the class.
inˈfection (-ʃən) noun1. the process of infecting or state of being infected. You should wash your hands after handling raw meat to avoid infection.
2. a disease. a throat infection.
inˈfectious (-ʃəs) adjective likely to spread to others. Measles is an infectious disease.
inˈfectiously adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
infection
→ عَدْوَى infekce infektion Infektion μόλυνση infección infektio infection infekcija infezione 感染 전염 infectie infeksjon zakażenie infeção, infecção инфекционная болезнь infektion การติดเชื้อโรค enfeksiyon nhiễm trùng 感染Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
in·fec·tion
n. infección, invasión del cuerpo por microorganismos patógenos y la reacción y efecto que éstos provocan en los tejidos;
acute ___ → ___ aguda;
airborne ___ → ___ aerógena;
chronic ___ → ___crónica;
contagious ___ → ___ contagiosa;
cross ___ → ___ hospitalaria;
fungus ___ → ___ de hongos parásitos;
hospital acquired ___ → ___ intrahospitalaria;
initial or primary ___ → ___ inicial o primaria;
massive ___ → ___ masiva;
opportunistic ___ → enfermedad oportunista infecciosa;
pyogenic ___ → ___ piogénica;
secondary ___ → ___ secundaria;
subclinical ___ → ___ subclínica;
systemic ___ → ___ sistémica;
water-borne ___ → ___ hídrica.
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infection
n infección f; bacterial — infección bacteriana or por bacterias; bladder — infección de vejiga; fungal — infección fúngica (form), infección micótica (form), infección de or por hongos; upper respiratory tract — infección de las vías respiratorias superiores or altas; urinary tract — (UTI) infección del tracto urinario (ITU), infección de orina (fam); viral — infección viral, infección de or por virus; yeast — candidiasis f (form), infección por hongos or levadurasEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.