infection

English Online Dictionary. What means infection‎? What does infection mean?

English

Etymology

From Old French infection, from Late Latin īnfectiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɛkʃən

Noun

infection (countable and uncountable, plural infections)

1. (pathology) The act or process of infecting.

   Coordinate term: colonization (subclinical or commensal)

2. An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.

   Coordinate term: colonization (subclinical or commensal)
3. A disease caused by such presence of a pathogen.

   Coordinate term: colonization (subclinical or commensal)
4. A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound.

Hyponyms

• See: List of infectious diseases; Category:Infectious diseases

Derived terms

Related terms

• infect, infected, infectable, infectious disease, infection prevention and control (infection control), infective

Translations

See also

• exfection

French

Etymology

From Old French infection, from Late Latin īnfectiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.fɛk.sjɔ̃/

Noun

infection f (plural infections)

1. (pathology) infection
2. (informal) stench, stink

   Synonyms: puanteur, pestilence

Derived terms

• infectieux
• infectiologue

Descendants

• → Turkish: enfeksiyon

Further reading

• “infection”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Interlingua

Noun

infection (plural infectiones)

1. (pathology) The act or process of infecting.

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfectiō.

Noun

infection oblique singular, f (oblique plural infections, nominative singular infection, nominative plural infections)

1. (countable) infection.