VariousWords beta
Related Terms:
Definitions:
Noun
Definition: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
Definition: (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
Definition: (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
Definition: an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
Definition: the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
Definition: moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
Definition: (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
Definition: The act or process of infecting.