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Engelsk substantiv: infection

1. infection (om tilstand) the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkhealth problem, ill health, unhealthiness


Mere spesifikke uttrykkbilharzia, 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 uttrykkincubation

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


Mindre spesifikke uttrykklinguistic process


Overordnet kategoriphonetics

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 uttrykkpathologic process, pathological process


Mere spesifikke uttrykkzymosis


Overordnet kategorimedical specialty, medicine

4. infection (om begivenhet) an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)contagion, transmission


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkincident

5. infection (om kommunikasjon) the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningA contagion of mirth.
The infection of his enthusiasm for poetry.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)contagion


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkcommunication

6. infection (om egenskap) moral corruption or contamination


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningAmbitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable.


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkcorruption, corruptness

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


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkillegality


Overordnet kategorijurisprudence, law









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