infection
Meaning of infection
- the process of infecting or the state of being infected.
strict hygiene will limit the risk of infection
a reddening of the skin at the site of infection
late Middle English: from late Latin infectio(n- ), from Latin inficere ‘dip in, taint’ (see infect).
Information about infection
- It is a name.
- The plural form of infection is: infections.
- Languages in which infection is used:
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Hyphenation of infection
in-fec-tion
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- infection is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
infection synonyms
Meaning contagion:
Meaning the action or state of making or being made impure by polluting or poisoning:
Meaning a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed:
Meaning a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection:
Meaning a microorganism, especially one which causes disease:
Meaning a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease:
Meaning a microorganism, especially a bacterium causing disease or fermentation:
Meaning a serious condition resulting from the presence of harmful microorganisms in the blood or other tissues and the body’s response to their presence, potentially leading to the malfunctioning of various :
Translation of infection
- German: Infektion, Ansteckung, Infizierung
- Spanish: infección, contagio
- French: infection, contamination
- Italian: infezione, contagio
- Portuguese: infecção
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