Engelsk substantiv: infection | |||
1. | infection (om tilstand) the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | health problem, ill health, unhealthiness | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | bilharzia, 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, 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, vaccinia, variola vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia, viral infection, virus infection, whitlow | ||
Omfatter disse spesifikke uttrykk | incubation | ||
2. | infection (om prosess) (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | linguistic process | ||
Overordnet kategori | phonetics | ||
3. | infection (om prosess) (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | pathologic process, pathological process | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | zymosis | ||
Overordnet kategori | medical specialty, medicine | ||
4. | infection (om begivenhet) an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | contagion, transmission | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | incident | ||
5. | infection (om kommunikasjon) the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A contagion of mirth. The infection of his enthusiasm for poetry. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | contagion | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | communication | ||
6. | infection (om egenskap) moral corruption or contamination | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | corruption, corruptness | ||
7. | infection (om egenskap) (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | illegality | ||
Overordnet kategori | jurisprudence, law | ||