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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61. Aids lowers the body's resistance to infection.
62. He tested negative for HIV infection.
63. Taking vitamin C builds up your resistance to infection.
64. He is suffering from a virus infection.
65. Athlete's foot is a fungal infection.
66. The infection can cause intense irritation of the throat.
67. Classically, infection appears in the lower jaw.
68. This acute infection of the brain is almost invariably fatal.
69. Is that well the source of all the cases of infection?
70. The doctor says she's making a good recovery from the infection and she should be out and about in a few days' time.
71. Vaccination is essential to protect people exposed to hepatitis B infection.
72. Pneumonia tends to be caused by streptococcal or viral infection.
73. Travellers to Africa are being warned about the danger of HIV infection.
74. Once one child in the school has the infection, it spreads like wildfire.
75. The operation is performed under local anaesthetic, which lessens the chances of infection.
76. Almost all the sheep on the farm carried the infection.
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77. Several outbreaks of infection have been traced to contaminated food.
78. All blood products are now heat treated to kill off any infection.
79. His face was puffed up with the infection in his tooth.
80. She was on antibiotics for an eye infection that wouldn't go away.
81. The infection is transmitted by the bite of a mosquito.
82. Measles is an infection.
83. One of the long-lasting effects of the infection is damage to a valve in the heart.
84. If you get bitten by a dog, you have to make sure the wound is properly cleaned, or an infection could set in.
85. The importance of washing one's hands before a meal is that it prevents infection.
86. Although the infection cleared up, he was left with a persistent cough.
87. They want to prevent the infection spreading to other parts of the body.
88. She was afraid of carrying the infection to her children.
89. Taking long-term courses of certain medicines may increase vulnerability to infection.
90. The virus can incubate for up to ten days after the initial infection.
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.