infection
101infection — noun 1》 the process of infecting or the state of being infected. 2》 an infectious disease …
102infection — n. 1. Contagion. 2. Contamination, taint, bane, pest, poison, pollution, vitiation, defilement, corruption. 3. (Med.) Contagium, virus …
103infection — n 1. contamination, taint, poisoning, spoilage. 2. contagion, virus, bacillus, germ, bacteria; poison, miasma, venom, toxin; toxicity, virulence, septicity. 3. disease, epidemic, plague, bubonic plague, Black Death, pandemic; pestilence, pest,… …
104infection — in·fec·tion …
105infection — n. invasion of the body by harmful organisms (pathogens), such as bacteria, fungi, protozoa, rickettsiae, or viruses. The infective agent may be transmitted by a patient or carrier in airborne droplets expelled during coughing and sneezing or by… …
106infection — Anxiety about Aids has generated a spate of rumours, gruesome jokes, and a *con temporary legend based on the notion that those infected deliberately infect others, in revenge or despair. The story has often appeared in press reports in the… …
107infection — Ma i lele, ma i laha, ma i a ai; kōhoko (probably syphilitic) …
108infection — nf. infèkchon (Albanais, Villards Thônes) …
109infection — The successful colonization of any living organism by a pathogen …
110infection — The state or condition of a person or animal whose body is affected with a disease, or in or on whose body the germs of a disease are present. Summers v Houston, 62 Okla 280, 162 P 474. The transmitting of a disease from one person to another. An …
