English Explanatory Dictionary

infection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of infecting.
  2. An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
  3. A disease caused by such presence of a pathogen.
  4. A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-infection.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-infection.wav

Word forms

infection infections

Etymology

From Old French infection, from Late Latin īnfectiō. Equivalent to infect + -ion.

Synonyms

infectious disease

Related words

infect infected infectable infectious disease infection prevention and control infective exfection

Derived words

agroinfection antiinfection anti-infection autoinfection bladder infection coinfection cross-infection disinfection hydrofection hyperinfection infectiology infectional infectionism infectionist lytic infection microinfection monoinfection neuroinfection noninfection opportunistic infection parainfection postinfection preinfection pseudoinfection reinfection retroinfection secondary infection self-infection sexually transmitted infection spinfection spurious infection subinfection superinfection suprainfection toxicoinfection transfection transinfection urinary tract infection urinary-tract infection Vincent's infection xenoinfection yeast infection
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