infection en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Old French infection, from Late Latin īnfectiō. Equivalent to infect + -ion.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act or process of infecting.
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(countable, uncountable) An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic[…]real kidneys[…]. But they are nothing like as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time.
2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly):
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(countable, uncountable) A disease caused by such presence of a pathogen.
It has been reported that periparturient cows undergo a period of immunosuppression of various immunological parameters associated with a high susceptibility to uterine and mammary infections […]
2015 August 29, “Different Blood Cell-Derived Transcriptome Signatures in Cows Exposed to Vaccination Pre- or Postpartum”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:As the previously used chemotherapeutic agents have only proved themselves to be spirochetostatic and not spirochetocidal, the patient is liable to a delayed infection which may not become manifest for years.
1944, Cedric C. Carpenter, “Failure of penicillin to prevent syphilis”, in United States Naval Medical Bulletin, volume 43, number 2, pages 389–390:And researchers at the National Institutes of Health report finding candidalike fungus infections in the blood of AIDS victims.
1988 January 22, Robert McClory, “The Yeast of Our Problems”, in Chicago Reader:
- (countable, uncountable) A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| infections | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
colonization · colonization · colonization
Deriveds
disinfection · yeast infection · reinfection · spurious infection · suprainfection · bladder infection · infectionist · hyperinfection · transfection · microinfection · subinfection · cross-infection · coinfection · secondary infection · urinary-tract infection · transinfection · infectional · self-infection · superinfection · infectionism · spinfection · sexually transmitted infection · xenoinfection · retroinfection · postinfection · lytic infection · toxicoinfection · anti-infection · autoinfection · neuroinfection · Vincent's infection · noninfection · opportunistic infection · monoinfection · pseudoinfection · parainfection · antiinfection · agroinfection · infectiology · hydrofection · urinary tract infection · preinfection
Hyponyms
See: List of infectious diseases
Relateds
infect · infectious disease · infectable · exfection · infective · infection prevention and control · infected
Synonyms
Translations (206)
tg уфунат (the process of infecting) · uz infeksiya (the process of infecting) · hy վարակում (the process of infecting) · ky инфекция (the process of infecting) · cmn 感染 (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · gl infección (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · is sýking (the process of infecting) · sh за̑раза (the process of infecting) · eu infekzio (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · de Infektion (the process of infecting) · gl infección (the process of infecting) · ko 전염 (the process of infecting) · vi sự nhiễm trùng (the process of infecting) · sh за̑раза (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ky инфекция (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · sl infekcija (the process of infecting) · bg зара́за (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · sq infeksion (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ja 伝染 (the process of infecting) · az infeksiya (the process of infecting) · et infektsioon (the process of infecting) · sk nákaza (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · fr infection (the process of infecting) · tg уфунат (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · lo ການຕິດເຊື້ອ (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · fi tartuntatauti (disease) · sl okužba (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · fi infektio (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · pdt Aunstekjunk (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · az yoluxdurma (the process of infecting) · af infekteer (the process of infecting) · pt infeccionamento (the process of infecting) · uz infeksiya (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · tl hawa (the process of infecting) · lt infekcija (the process of infecting) · oc infeccion (the process of infecting) · sh zaraženje (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · yi אינפֿעקציע (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · nl infectering (the process of infecting) · sh zȃraza (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ko 감염 (the process of infecting) · yue 傳染 /传染 (the process of infecting) · vi sự lây nhiễm (the process of infecting) · es infección (the process of infecting) · cs infekce (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · lv infekcija (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · sq infektim (the process of infecting) · fr infection (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ar عَدْوَى (the process of infecting) · be заражэ́нне (the process of infecting) · nl infectie (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · az infeksiya (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · bn সংক্রমণ (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · hy ինֆեկցիա (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ta தொற்று (the process of infecting) · ru инфе́кция (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · mk инфекција (the process of infecting) · es infición (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · fi tartunta (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · yue 感染 (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · af infeksie (disease) · fa-ira عُفونَت (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · be зара́за (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ro infecție (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · pt infecção (the process of infecting) · hu fertőzés (disease) · hi संक्रमण (the process of infecting) · lo ຝີ (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · th การติดเชื้อ (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · kmr tûşbûn (the process of infecting) · cmn 傳染 /传染 (the process of infecting) · mi whakapokenga (the process of infecting) · ru зараже́ние (the process of infecting) · ca infecció (the process of infecting) · arz عدوا (the process of infecting) · eo infekto (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · tr enfeksiyon (the process of infecting) · pt infecção (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · lt užkrėtimas (the process of infecting) · hu fertőzés (the process of infecting) · cs nákaza (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ko 감염 (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · de Infektion (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · bg инфе́кция (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · mi pokenga (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ka დასნებოვნება (the process of infecting) · sk infekcia (the process of infecting) · he זִהוּם (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · af infeksie (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · sh заражење (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ms jangkitan (the process of infecting) · uk інфе́кція (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · el μόλυνση (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ar عَدْوَى (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · is smitsjúkdómur (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · bg заразя́ване (the process of infecting) · ka დასენიანება (the process of infecting) · kk жұқтыру (the process of infecting) · ka ინფექცია (the process of infecting) · hi संक्रमण (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ur عُفُونَت (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · fa-ira عُفونَت (the process of infecting) · cs nákaza (the process of infecting) · sq infeksion (the process of infecting) · bg инфе́кция (the process of infecting) · sh infèkcija (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · sh заражење (the process of infecting) · uk зараже́ння (the process of infecting) · sv infektion (the process of infecting) · mn халдвар (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ka ინფექციური დაავადება (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · id infeksi (the process of infecting) · mk зараза (the process of infecting) · nb infeksjon (the process of infecting) · it infezione (the process of infecting) · lt infekcija (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ur عَدْویٰ (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · pl zakażenie (the process of infecting) · mk инфекција (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · es infición (the process of infecting) · is smitun (the process of infecting) · tr enfeksiyon (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · pl infekcja (the process of infecting) · hu megfertőzés (the process of infecting) · ca infecció (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · kk жұқпа (the process of infecting) · tl hawa (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · sh zaraženje (the process of infecting) · kk инфекция (the process of infecting) · fi tarttuva tauti (disease) · ga galrú (the process of infecting) · is smitsótt (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · he זִהוּם (the process of infecting) · sl okuženje (the process of infecting) · lo ພິດ (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · az yoluxma (the process of infecting) · sk nákaza (the process of infecting) · be інфе́кцыя (the process of infecting) · hu hurut (disease) · sh zȃraza (the process of infecting) · lv infekcija (the process of infecting) · kk инфекция (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · pl zakażenie (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · nv iiʼnótʼį́į́ (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · da infektion (the process of infecting) · cs infekce (the process of infecting) · ia infection (the process of infecting) · nb infeksjon (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · da infektion (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · cy heintiad (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · lo ການຕິດແປດພະຍາດ (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · hy վարակ (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ka ინფიცირება (the process of infecting) · kk жұқтыру (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · arz عدوا (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ru зара́за (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · nl infectie (the process of infecting) · be інфэ́кцыя (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · es infección (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ay añata (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · th การติดเชื้อ (the process of infecting) · bho संक्रमण (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · fi tarttuminen (the process of infecting) · ja 感染 (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · hu fertőződés (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ps عفونت (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · uk зара́за (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ga galar (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ga ionfhabhtú (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · be інфэ́кцыя (the process of infecting) · mk зараза (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · km ដំបៅក្លាយ (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · he זיהום (the process of infecting) · ta தொற்றுநோய் (disease) · he זיהום (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ro infectare (the process of infecting) · tg гирифтор (the process of infecting) · hu megfertőződés (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · de Ansteckung (the process of infecting) · et infektsioon (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · is sýking (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · kk жұқпа (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · sk infekcia (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · oc infeccion (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · tl pagkakahawa (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · tg инфектсия (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · sh инфѐкција (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · uk закаже́ння (the process of infecting) · hu fertőzés (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · la infectio (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · ru инфе́кция (the process of infecting) · be інфе́кцыя (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · nv iʼniiyą́ą́ʼ (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · et nakkus (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · he נֶגַע (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · az sirayət (the process of infecting) · vi sự lây nhiễm (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · vi sự nhiễm trùng (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · sl infekcija (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · uk інфе́кція (the process of infecting) · it infezione (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · el λοίμωξη (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · hu ragály (disease) · ka ინფექცია (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · sv infektion (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) · tg инфектсия (the process of infecting)