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infection
  1. (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
  2. An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “These antibodies can often be demonstrated to be present in the blood serum obtained from patients who are recovering from an infection.”
      “Allergies to topical medication applied can cause a skin reaction and may result in infection of the wound.”
      “Strict glycemic control in the perioperative period may reduce the rate of infection in THA patients.”
infectivity
  1. The ability of a pathogen to establish an infection
  2. Examples:
    1. “The high level of mortality and infectivity of pneumonic plague is the driving force for the development of new and more effective vaccines.”
      “The results confirmed widespread infectivity, toxicity and destruction among these cells, probably through apoptosis or programmed cell death.”
      “The low rate of infectivity may be attributable largely to the cuts of meat most likely to be eaten by humans.”
infector
  1. Something that infects; that which causes infection.
  2. Examples:
    1. “This mycotoxin, classified as a phytotoxin, is produced by Fusarium moniliforme which is a common infector of corn.”
      “ZeroAccess malware, sometimes found on peer-to-peer sharing sites, were the top infector in the computing public this quarter.”
      “Relationship between transmissibility of different strains of virus and recovery of airborne virus in the environment of infector mice.”
infective
  1. (epidemiology) A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others.
infectability
  1. The ability to infect or be infected
infectee
  1. A person or other organism that has been infected.
infectiousness
  1. The state or condition of being infectious.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The infectiousness of the disease heightened the need for immediate quarantine measures.”
      “He said infectiousness would reduce when rashes appear three to four days after symptoms' onset.”
      “Given that assumption, a mathematical model was developed using data on how infectiousness develops in sheep.”
infectedness
  1. Quality of being infected.
infectiveness
  1. The state or quality of being infective.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The area of high-magnitude electric field causes disruption of cellular membranes and leads to a loss of cell viability and infectiveness.”
infectress
  1. (rare) A female infector.
infecter
  1. One who, or that which, infects.
infectiology
  1. The study of infection
infectibility
infectibilities
  1. plural of infectibility
infectivities
  1. plural of infectivity
infectresses
  1. plural of infectress
infectives
  1. plural of infective
infections
  1. plural of infection
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Other dental infections, such as cavities and abscessed teeth, may also increase the chances of cardiovascular-related death.”
      “Mr Schroder said warm currents and high temperatures were causing the blooms, which may cause skin rashes and eye or ear infections.”
      “The motion asks that rates of teenage pregnancies, abortions and sexually transmitted infections are also revealed.”
infectees
  1. plural of infectee
infecters
  1. plural of infecter
infectors
  1. plural of infector
  2. Examples:
    1. “We examine three state-of-the-art, system infectors and try to determine what's right for your agenda.”
      “Ordinarily, parts that are used to assemble fuel infectors are sized by using contact gages.”
      “File infectors are parasitic viruses that operate in memory.”
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