| 释义 |
Noun: infection in'fekshun- The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
- (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighbouring sound
- (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
- An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- contagion, transmission - The communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
"the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
- contagion - Moral corruption or contamination
"ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable" - (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
Derived forms: infections See also: infect, infectious Type of: communication, corruption, corruptness, health problem, ill health, illegality, incident, linguistic process, pathologic process, pathological process, unhealthiness Encyclopedia: Infection |