Definition of infection | What does infection mean?
What is the definition of the word INFECTION?
Here is a list of definitions for infection.
- the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
- (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
- (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
- an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
- moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
- (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
What are the synonyms of the word INFECTION?
What is another word for INFECTION?. Here is a list of synonyms for INFECTION
Words beginning with INFECTION?
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What words can be made with INFECTION?
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In which dictionaries does the word infection exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes