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infection > 7 senses
NOUN	1	infection	The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
	2	infection	(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
	3	infection	(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
	4	infection, contagion, transmission	An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
	5	infection, contagion	The communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
	6	infection	Moral corruption or contamination
	7	infection	(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

infection > pronunciation
Sounds	ihnfeh'kshahn
Rhymes	Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn...

infection > noun 1, state
Meaning	The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms.
Parts	incubation
Broader	ill health, unhealthiness, health problem
Narrower	enterobiasis; felon, whitlow; focal infection; nonsocial infection, cross infection; opportunistic infection; paronychia; protozoal infection; respiratory tract infection, respiratory infection; scabies, itch; schistosomiasis, bilharzia, bilharziasis; sepsis; sore; staphylococcal infection; streptococcal sore throat, strep throat, streptococcus tonsilitis, septic sore throat, throat infection; sty, stye, hordeolum, eye infection; superinfection; suprainfection; tapeworm infection; tetanus, lockjaw; toxoplasmosis; viral infection, virus infection; vaccinia, vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia, variola vaccina
Adjectives	infectious; infectious; infectious
Verbs	infect

infection > noun 2, process
Meaning	(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound.
Category	phonetics
Broader	linguistic process

infection > noun 3, process
Meaning	(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease.
Category	medicine, medical specialty
Broader	pathologic process, pathological process
Narrower	zymosis
Adjectives	infectious
Verbs	infect

infection > noun 4, event
Meaning	An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted.
Synonyms	contagion, transmission
Broader	incident
Verbs	infect

infection > noun 5, communication
Meaning	The communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people.
Examples	"the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
Synonyms	contagion
Broader	communication
Adjectives	infectious
Verbs	infect

infection > noun 6, attribute
Meaning	Moral corruption or contamination.
Examples	"ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
Broader	corruptness, corruption

infection > noun 7, attribute
Meaning	(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure.
Category	law, jurisprudence
Broader	illegality

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