infection (noun)
101herpangia — noun a viral infection (usually in children) marked by sore throat and fever and papules in the mouth and throat and headache and abdominal pain; usually subsides in a short time • Hypernyms: ↑viral infection, ↑virus infection …
102herpes genitalis — noun an infection caused by herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV 2) that is usually transmitted by sexual contact; marked by recurrent attacks of painful eruptions on the skin and mucous membranes of the genital area • Syn: ↑genital herpes •… …
103herpes simplex — noun 1. an infection caused by the herpes simplex virus; affects the skin and nervous system; produces small temporary (but sometimes painful) blisters on the skin and mucous membranes • Hypernyms: ↑herpes • Hyponyms: ↑oral herpes, ↑herpes… …
104hordeolum — noun an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid • Syn: ↑sty, ↑stye, ↑eye infection • Hypernyms: ↑infection …
105kerion — noun ringworm infection of the hair follicles of the scalp and beard that usually results in a swelling that is covered with pustules and oozes fluid • Hypernyms: ↑tinea, ↑ringworm, ↑roundworm * * * ˈkirēˌän noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin …
106malignant pustule — noun a form of anthrax infection that begins as papule that becomes a vesicle and breaks with a discharge of toxins; symptoms of septicemia are severe with vomiting and high fever and profuse sweating; the infection is often fatal • Syn:… …
107monilia disease — noun an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans) • Syn: ↑candidiasis, ↑moniliasis • Hypernyms: ↑fungal infection, ↑mycosis • Hyponyms: ↑thrush …
108pneumonic plague — noun a rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever • Syn: ↑pulmonic plague, ↑plague pneumonia …
109primary syphilis — noun the first stage; characterized by a chancre at the site of infection • Hypernyms: ↑syphilis, ↑syph, ↑pox, ↑lues venerea, ↑lues * * * noun : the first stage of syphilis marked by the development of the chancre and the spread of the causative… …
110ratbite fever — noun either of two infectious diseases transmitted to humans by the bite of a rat or mouse; characterized by fever and headache and nausea and skin eruptions • Hypernyms: ↑infectious disease • Hyponyms: ↑Haverhill fever, ↑sodoku, ↑spirillum fever …
