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infection noun

  /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
  • (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
  • An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
 infection

infect verb

  /ɪnˈfɛkt/
  • (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.
 infecter, contaminer

infectivity

infectiosité

infectable

infectable

infectible

infectable

infected adjective

  • Having an infection.
 infecté

infective adjective

  /ɪnˈfɛktɪv/
  • Able to cause infection; infectious
 contagieux
opportunistic infection
maladie opportuniste
yeast infection
candidose
urinary tract infection
infection des voies urinaires, infection urinaire
sexually transmitted infection
infection sexuellement transmissible
gaz gangrene infection
gangrène gazeuse
post-infection
post-infection
primo-infection
primo-infection

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

infection noun {f}

  /ɛ̃.fɛk.sjɔ̃/
infection
infection urinaire
urinary tract infection
toxi-infection
bacterial toxicosis, toxiinfection
infection nosocomiale
hospital-acquired affection, nosocomial affection
post-infection
post-infection, post-infectious
primo-infection
primo-infection
toxi-infection alimentaire
food poisoning
infection des voies urinaires
urinary tract infection
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