infection (noun)
121venereal disease — noun a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact • Syn: ↑VD, ↑venereal infection, ↑social disease, ↑Cupid s itch, ↑Cupid s disease, ↑Venus s curse, ↑dose, ↑sexually transmitted …
122viral haemorrhagic fever — noun a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage • Syn: ↑hemorrhagic fever, ↑haemorrhagic fever, ↑viral hemorrhagic… …
123viral hemorrhagic fever — noun a group of illnesses caused by a viral infection (usually restricted to a specific geographic area); fever and gastrointestinal symptoms are followed by capillary hemorrhage • Syn: ↑hemorrhagic fever, ↑haemorrhagic fever, ↑viral haemorrhagic …
124autoinfection — “+ noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary aut + infection : reinfection (as through self contamination) with larvae produced by parasitic worms already in the body compare hyperinfection * * * /aw toh in fek sheuhn/, n. Pathol.… …
125retroinfection — “+ noun Etymology: retro + infection : infection contrary to the usual course; specifically : infection communicated to a mother by her fetus …
126lymph node — noun the source of lymph and lymphocytes (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑lymph gland, ↑node • Hypernyms: ↑lymphatic tissue, ↑lymphoid tissue • Hyponyms: ↑axillary node, ↑ …
127phytoalexin — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phyt + alexin substance combating infection, from Greek alexein to ward off, protect; akin to Sanskrit rakṣati he protects Date: 1949 any of various antimicrobial chemical substances produced by …
128puerperal fever — noun Date: 1768 an abnormal condition that results from infection of the placental site following delivery or abortion and is characterized in mild form by fever but in serious cases the infection may spread through the uterine wall or pass into… …
