infection
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1. (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | illegality, |
| definition | : | unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute (noun.attribute) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
2. moral corruption or contamination (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | corruption, corruptness, |
| definition | : | lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain (noun.attribute) |
3. the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | communication, |
| definition | : | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups (noun.tops) |
4. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | incident, |
| definition | : | a single distinct event (noun.event) |
5. (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease (noun.process)
| hyponym | : | zymosis, |
| definition | : | (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus) (noun.process) |
| domain category | : | medical specialty, medicine, |
| definition | : | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition) |
6. (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | linguistic process, |
| definition | : | a process involved in human language (noun.process) |
| domain category | : | phonetics, |
| definition | : | the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis (noun.cognition) |
7. the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | enterobiasis, |
| definition | : | an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | felon, whitlow, |
| definition | : | a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | focal infection, |
| definition | : | bacterial infection limited to a specific organ or region especially one causing symptoms elsewhere (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | opportunistic infection, |
| definition | : | any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs) (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | paronychia, |
| definition | : | infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | itch, scabies, |
| definition | : | a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | bilharzia, bilharziasis, schistosomiasis, |
| definition | : | an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | sepsis, |
| definition | : | the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | sore, |
| definition | : | an open skin infection (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | staphylococcal infection, |
| definition | : | an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | superinfection, |
| definition | : | infection that occurs while you are being treated for another infection (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | suprainfection, |
| definition | : | secondary infection caused by an opportunistic infection (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | tapeworm infection, |
| definition | : | intestinal infection by a species of parasitic tapeworm; usually the result of eating inadequately cooked meat or fish (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | lockjaw, tetanus, |
| definition | : | an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | toxoplasmosis, |
| definition | : | infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats; if contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus (noun.state) |
| part holonym | : | incubation, |
| definition | : | (pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear (noun.time) |
8. the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | infect, |
| definition | : | affect in a contagious way (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | infectious, |
| definition | : | easily spread (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | contagious, |
| definition | : | easily diffused or spread as from one person to another (adj.all) |
9. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted (noun.event)
| derivation | : | infect, |
| definition | : | communicate a disease to (verb.body) |
10. (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease (noun.process)
| derivation | : | infect, taint, |
| definition | : | contaminate with a disease or microorganism (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | infectious, |
| definition | : | of or relating to infection (adj.pert) |
11. the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms (noun.state)
| derivation | : | infect, taint, |
| definition | : | contaminate with a disease or microorganism (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | infectious, infective, |
| definition | : | caused by infection or capable of causing infection (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | infectious, |
| definition | : | of or relating to infection (adj.pert) |
12. the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | infect, |
| definition | : | affect in a contagious way (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | infectious, |
| definition | : | easily spread (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | contagious, |
| definition | : | easily diffused or spread as from one person to another (adj.all) |
13. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted (noun.event)
| derivation | : | infect, |
| definition | : | communicate a disease to (verb.body) |
14. (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease (noun.process)
| derivation | : | infect, taint, |
| definition | : | contaminate with a disease or microorganism (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | infectious, |
| definition | : | of or relating to infection (adj.pert) |
15. the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms (noun.state)
| derivation | : | infect, taint, |
| definition | : | contaminate with a disease or microorganism (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | infectious, infective, |
| definition | : | caused by infection or capable of causing infection (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | infectious, |
| definition | : | of or relating to infection (adj.pert) |
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