infection


infection - noun

  • the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
  • (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
  • (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
  • an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
  • the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
  • moral corruption or contamination
  • (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

    • infection - thesaurus

    contagion   transmission  

    Scrabble score for infection

    i is 1 n is 1 f is 4 e is 1 c is 3 t is 1 i is 1 o is 1 n is 1
    Scrabble score = 14

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