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| n. (state) | 1. infection | the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms. | 
|  | ~ health problem, ill health, unhealthiness | a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain. | 
|  | ~ enterobiasis | an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children. | 
|  | ~ whitlow, felon | a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail. | 
|  | ~ focal infection | bacterial infection limited to a specific organ or region especially one causing symptoms elsewhere. | 
|  | ~ cross infection, nonsocial infection | an infection that is acquired at a hospital or other healthcare facility. | 
|  | ~ opportunistic infection | any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs). | 
|  | ~ paronychia | infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe. | 
|  | ~ protozoal infection | any infection caused by a protozoan. | 
|  | ~ respiratory infection, respiratory tract infection | any infection of the respiratory tract. | 
|  | ~ itch, scabies | a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation.; "he has a bad case of the itch" | 
|  | ~ bilharzia, bilharziasis, schistosomiasis | an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected. | 
|  | ~ sepsis | the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues. | 
|  | ~ sore | an open skin infection. | 
|  | ~ staphylococcal infection | an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation. | 
|  | ~ septic sore throat, strep throat, streptococcal sore throat, streptococcus tonsilitis, throat infection | an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus. | 
|  | ~ eye infection, hordeolum, sty, stye | an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid. | 
|  | ~ superinfection | infection that occurs while you are being treated for another infection. | 
|  | ~ suprainfection | secondary infection caused by an opportunistic infection. | 
|  | ~ tapeworm infection | intestinal infection by a species of parasitic tapeworm; usually the result of eating inadequately cooked meat or fish. | 
|  | ~ lockjaw, tetanus | an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages. | 
|  | ~ toxoplasmosis | infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats; if contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus. | 
|  | ~ viral infection, virus infection | infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans. | 
|  | ~ vaccina, vaccinia, variola vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia | a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar. | 
|  | ~ incubation | (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear. | 
| n. (process) | 2. infection | (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound. | 
|  | ~ phonetics | the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis. | 
|  | ~ linguistic process | a process involved in human language. | 
| n. (process) | 3. infection | (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease. | 
|  | ~ medical specialty, medicine | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques. | 
|  | ~ pathologic process, pathological process | an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease. | 
|  | ~ zymosis | (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus). | 
| n. (event) | 4. contagion, infection, transmission | an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted. | 
|  | ~ incident | a single distinct event. | 
| n. (communication) | 5. contagion, infection | the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people.; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry" | 
|  | ~ communication | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups. | 
| n. (attribute) | 6. infection | moral corruption or contamination.; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable" | 
|  | ~ corruption, corruptness | lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain. | 
| n. (attribute) | 7. infection | (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure. | 
|  | ~ illegality | unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute. | 
|  | ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | 
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