Synonym: contagion, transmission. Similar words: section, election, selection, objection, protection, connection, projection, reflection. Meaning: [ɪn'fekʃn] 
n. 1. the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms 2. (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound 3. (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease 4. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted 5. the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people 6. moral corruption or contamination 7. (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure.
n. 1. the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms 2. (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound 3. (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease 4. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted 5. the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people 6. moral corruption or contamination 7. (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure. 
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31. He can't speak because of a throat infection.
32. She's got an 'ear infection.
33. Tired, malnourished people are prone to infection.
34. A fever often denotes an infection.
35. This new type of infection is resistant to antibiotics.
36. 'I have a chest infection,' she wheezed.
37. The antibiotics should clear up the infection.
38. They tested her blood for signs of the infection.
39. The infection is passed on through the horse feed.
40. Clean the cut and cover it to prevent infection.
41. Good hygiene helps to minimize the risk of infection.
42. The infection did not respond to the drugs.
43. The risk of infection is appreciably higher among children.
44. Always sterilize the needle to prevent infection.
45. Bandage the wound to reduce the risk of infection.
46. The urine test showed some sort of infection.
47. White blood cells help defend the body against infection.
48. There is no vaccine against HIV infection.
49. There's a nasty infection going round[Sentencedict.com], so I hear.
50. The infection in his wounds flared up.
51. Antibiotics should be used to clear up the infection.
52. AIDS lowers the body's resistance to infection.
53. Sneezes are devastatingly effective at spreading infection.
54. The infection raged through the city.
55. Lili had a nasty chest infection.
56. Antibodies in breast milk protect babies against infection.
57. The infection swelled his hand.
58. He's on antibiotics for an ear infection.
59. There is lowered pain tolerance, lowered resistance to infection.
60. The infection seemed to localize in the foot.
More similar words: section, election, selection, objection, protection, connection, projection, reflection, inspection, collection, introspection, in all directions, environmental protection, effectively, effectiveness, inflation, information, action, fiction, auction, reaction, sanction, reduction, fraction, function, functional, attraction, prediction, take action, conviction.