| INFECTION | • infection n. (Pathology) The act or process of infecting. • infection n. An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host. • infection n. A disease caused by a pathogen. |
| INFECTIONS | • infections n. Plural of infection. • INFECTION n. the act of infecting. |
| INFECTIOUS | • infectious adj. (Pathology, of an illness) Caused by an agent that enters the host’s body (such as a bacterium, virus… • infectious adj. (Pathology, of a person) Able to infect others. • infectious adj. (Of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another. |
| COINFECTION | • coinfection n. Simultaneous infection by two pathogens (a pair of copathogens), any combination of viruses and/or bacteria;… |
| REINFECTION | • reinfection n. Another infection, another instance of being infected. • REINFECTION n. infection following recovery from or superimposed on infection of the same type. |
| COINFECTIONS | • coinfections n. Plural of coinfection. |
| DISINFECTION | • disinfection n. Treatment with disinfectant materials in order to destroy harmful microorganisms. • DISINFECTION n. the act of disinfecting. |
| INFECTIOUSLY | • infectiously adv. In an infectious manner. • INFECTIOUS adv. capable of causing infection. |
| REINFECTIONS | • reinfections n. Plural of reinfection. • REINFECTION n. infection following recovery from or superimposed on infection of the same type. |
| AUTOINFECTION | • autoinfection n. The infection of a primary host with a parasite, particularly a helminth, in such a way that the complete… • AUTOINFECTION n. reinfection with larvae produced by parasitic worms already in the body. |
| DISINFECTIONS | • disinfections n. Plural of disinfection. • DISINFECTION n. the act of disinfecting. |
| NONINFECTIOUS | • noninfectious adj. Not infectious, particularly with respect to a disease. • non-infectious adj. Alternative form of noninfectious. • NONINFECTIOUS adj. not infectious. |
| POSTINFECTION | • postinfection adj. (Medicine) Occurring after an infection. • postinfection adv. (Medicine) After an infection. • postinfection n. (Medicine) An infection that arises after a medical procedure. |
| AUTOINFECTIONS | • autoinfections n. Plural of autoinfection. • AUTOINFECTION n. reinfection with larvae produced by parasitic worms already in the body. |
| INFECTIOUSNESS | • infectiousness n. The state or condition of being infectious. • INFECTIOUSNESS n. the state of being infectious. |
| POSTINFECTIOUS | • postinfectious adj. Following an infection. |
| SUPERINFECTION | • superinfection n. An infection which follows or occurs during another infection or disease process. • SUPERINFECTION n. an infection arising during and in addition to another infection and caused by a different (or a different variety of the same) microorganism. |
| SUPERINFECTIONS | • superinfections n. Plural of superinfection. • SUPERINFECTION n. an infection arising during and in addition to another infection and caused by a different (or a different variety of the same) microorganism. |