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infection, n.
(infections)
freq. cnt. 9
more info the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9

infection
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derivationally related form
infectious infectious infect
semantic pointers
hypernym
ill health, health problem, unhealthiness
hyponym
enterobiasis felon, whitlow focal infection nonsocial infection, cross infection opportunistic infection paronychia protozoal infection respiratory tract infection, respiratory infection scabies, itch bilharziasis, schistosomiasis, bilharzia sepsis sore staphylococcal infection streptococcal sore throat, strep throat, streptococcus tonsilitis, septic sore throat, throat infection sty, stye, hordeolum, eye infection superinfection suprainfection tapeworm infection tetanus, lockjaw toxoplasmosis viral infection, virus infection vaccinia, vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia, variola vaccina
part meronym
incubation
more info (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
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infection
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hypernym
illegality
domain of synset (topic)
law, jurisprudence
more info moral corruption or contamination
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infection

sample sentences

"ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
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hypernym
corruption, corruptness
more info the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
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contagion infection

sample sentences

"a contagion of mirth"
"the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
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derivationally related form
contagious
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derivationally related form
infectious infect
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hypernym
communication
more info an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
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contagion infection transmission
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derivationally related form
infect
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derivationally related form
contagious
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derivationally related form
transmit
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hypernym
incident
more info (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
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infection
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
infectious infect
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
medicine, medical specialty
hypernym
pathologic process, pathological process
hyponym
zymosis
more info (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
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infection
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domain of synset (topic)
phonetics
hypernym
linguistic process