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How to pronounce infection in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms contagion, transmission
Type of incident
Derivation infect
Type Words
Synonyms contagion
Type of communication
Derivation infect, infectious


the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry.
Type Words
Type of illegality
Type Words
Type of pathologic process, pathological process
Has types zymosis
Derivation infectious, infect
Type Words
Type of corruptness, corruption


ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable.
Type Words
Type of linguistic process
Type Words
Type of unhealthiness, ill health, health problem
Has types schistosomiasis, sepsis, septic sore throat, sore, staphylococcal infection, strep throat, streptococcal sore throat, streptococcus tonsilitis, sty, stye, superinfection, suprainfection, tapeworm infection, tetanus, throat infection, toxoplasmosis, vaccina, bilharzia, variola vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia, viral infection, virus infection, whitlow, vaccinia, bilharziasis, cross infection, enterobiasis, eye infection, felon, focal infection, hordeolum, itch, lockjaw, nonsocial infection, opportunistic infection, paronychia, protozoal infection, respiratory infection, respiratory tract infection, scabies
Derivation infectious, infect

Examples of infection

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It accounts for more childhood deaths around the world than any other infection.
From the abcnews.go.com
Doctors at CHOP diagnosed cellulitis around his eyes and a MRSA staph infection.
From the sacbee.com
She told the physician there of her concern about a possible parasite infection.
From the dailyherald.com
However, certain bacteria were identified as posing a greater risk of infection.
From the thisishampshire.net
It can be caused by an infection or by exposure to chemicals or other irritants.
From the kansas.com
Chemokines normally attract immune cells to a site of infection or inflammation.
From the sciencedaily.com
Further tests are due to be carried out to find out the extent of the infection.
From the mirror.co.uk
Infection is the biggest risk, but rejection of an implant is virtually unknown.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It was later determined that he had an infection of his gastrointestinal system.
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More examples
  • The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
  • (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
  • An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
  • Contagion: the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
  • Moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
  • (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
  • An infection is the detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign parasite species. Infecting organisms seeks to utilize the host's resources to multiply, usually at the expense of the host. ...
  • Infection (Infekcija) is a 2003 Croatian film directed by Krsto Papiu0107. It is a remake of The Rat Savior, Papiu0107's 1976 film.
  • The fifth season of the military science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis commenced airing on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States on July 11, 2008, concluded on the same channel on January 9, 2009, and contained 20 episodes. ...