Infection Definition
ĭn-fĕkshən
infections
noun
infections
The invasion of bodily tissue by pathogenic microorganisms that proliferate, resulting in tissue injury that can progress to disease.
Measures taken by the hospital to prevent infection.
American Heritage Medicine
An infecting.
Webster's New World
The entry or placement, as by injection, of a microorganism or infectious agent into a cell or tissue.
American Heritage Medicine
Something that results from infecting or being infected.
Webster's New World
The fact or state of being infected, esp. by the presence in the body of bacteria, protozoans, viruses, or other parasites.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Infection
Noun
Singular:
infection
Plural:
infectionsOrigin of Infection
From Old French infeccion, from Late Latin *infectiō.
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