infection

Definitions

1. The act or process of infecting.
   countable, uncountable
2. The act or process of infecting
3. An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
   countable, uncountable
4. An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host
5. A disease caused by such presence of a pathogen.
   countable, uncountable
6. A disease caused by such presence of a pathogen
7. A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound.
   countable, uncountable
8. A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound

Equivalents

Examples

“An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic[…]real kidneys[…]. But they are nothing like⟳ as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention⟳ inconvenience for patients, who typically need⟳ to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time.”

“As the previously used chemotherapeutic agents have⟳ only proved themselves to be spirochetostatic and not spirochetocidal, the patient is liable to a delayed infection which may not become⟳ manifest for years.”

“And researchers at the National Institutes of Health report⟳ finding candidalike fungus infections in the blood of AIDS victims.”

“It has been reported that periparturient cows undergo⟳ a period of immunosuppression of various immunological parameters associated with a high susceptibility to uterine and mammary infections […]”

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