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Definition of Infection

1. Noun. The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms.

2. Noun. (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound.

3. Noun. (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease.

4. Noun. An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted.

5. Noun. The communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people. "The infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"

6. Noun. Moral corruption or contamination. "Ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"

7. Noun. (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure.

Definition of Infection

1. n. The act or process of infecting.

Definition of Infection

1. Noun. (pathology) The act or process of infecting. ¹

2. Noun. An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Infection

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Medical Definition of Infection

1. 1. Invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues, which may be clinically unapparent or result in local cellular injury due to competitive metabolism, toxins, intracellular replication or antigen antibody response. The infection may remain localised, subclinical and temporary if the bodys defensive mechanisms are effective. A local infection may persist and spread by extension to become an acute, subacute or chronic clinical infection or disease state. A local infection may also become systemic when the microorganisms gain access to the lymphatic or vascular system. 2. An infectious disease. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Infection

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infectest infecteth infectibility infectible infecting infection (current term) infection-exhaustion psychosis infection calculus infection control infection control nurse

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