infection (noun)
1infection — ► NOUN 1) the process of infecting or the state of being infected. 2) an infectious disease …
2infection — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ nasty, serious, severe ▪ mild, minor, moderate ▪ acute, chronic ▪ …
3infection — noun 1) a kidney infection Syn: disease, virus, illness, ailment, disorder, sickness; informal bug 2) the infection in his wounds Syn: contamination, poison, inflammation, germs; Medicine sepsi …
4infection hypha — noun or infection thread : the hypha of a parasitic fungus that penetrates the host and establishes an infection …
5infection — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act or result of affecting injuriously 2. an infective agent or material contaminated with an infective agent 3. a. the state produced by the establishment of an infective agent in or on a suitable host b. a disease …
6infection — late 14c., infectious disease; contaminated condition; from O.Fr. infeccion contamination, poisoning (13c.) and dir. from L.L. infectionem (nom. infectio), noun of action from pp. stem of L. inficere (see INFECT (Cf. infect)). Meaning… …
7infection — noun a treatable skin infection Syn: disease, virus; disorder, condition, affliction, complaint, illness, ailment, sickness, infirmity; contamination, poison, septicemia, suppuration; informal bug; dated contagion; Medicine sepsis …
8infection period — noun also infection stage : the period from the first evident manifestation of an infectious disease to the final host reaction used chiefly in plant pathology …
9infection stage — noun see infection period …
10infection thread — noun see infection hypha …
