infection

感染；传染；污染

传染病

infection

[医] 传染, 传染病, 影响, 感染

infection

1. the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

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2. (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound

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3. (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease

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4. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

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5. the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"

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6. moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"

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7. (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

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