infection
noun
/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
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- (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
- An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
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infection
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infect
verb
/ɪnˈfɛkt/
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- (transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.
- (transitive) To make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion, or to communicate a feeling to others, or a feeling communicating itself to others.
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infecter,
contaminer
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infective
adjective
/ɪnˈfɛktɪv/
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- Able to cause infection; infectious
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contagieux
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