DICTOMETER

INFECTION

(infection, infección <font class="fm">f</font>, infectado, infeksjon, smitte)

1. Synonyms:
   • Infection
   Definitions:
   • the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Infection
   Definitions:
   • (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Infection
   Definitions:
   • (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Infection
   • Contagion
   • Transmission
   Definitions:
   • an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Contagion
   • Infection
   Definitions:
   • the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
   Examples:
   • A contagion of mirth
   • The infection of his enthusiasm for poetry
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Infection
   Definitions:
   • moral corruption or contamination
   Examples:
   • Ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Infection
   Definitions:
   • (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure