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infection noun

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

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.
 感染
urinary tract infection
尿路感染症
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