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infection
CEFRB1
/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
An illness caused by harmful germs entering the body.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA disease caused by such presence of a pathogen.
Examples
Good hygiene helps to minimize the risk of infection.
The puncture wound was very deep and had to be examined for infection.
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsAn uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
The act or process of infecting.
A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound.
More examples
In contextYou have a gum infection.
As the previously used chemotherapeutic agents have only proved themselves to be spirochetostatic and not spirochetocidal, the patient is liable to a delayed infection which may not become manifest for years.
And researchers at the National Institutes of Health report finding candidalike fungus infections in the blood of AIDS victims.
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Origin
noun
From Old French infection, from Late Latin īnfectiō. Equivalent to infect + -ion.