Infection - English meaning

noun

A member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.

Usage examples:

A urine test can also be used to confirm that the bacteria are the legionella bacteria.

plural noun

Very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases

noun

Plural of bacterium

noun

The action or state of making or being made impure by polluting or poisoning.

Usage examples:

The risk of contamination by dangerous bacteria

noun

The process of making something dirty or poisonous, or the state of containing unwanted or dangerous substances

Usage examples:

The water supply is being tested for contamination ., the police immediately sealed off the crime s…

noun

A microorganism, especially one which causes disease.

Usage examples:

But since pasteurisation kills not only germs but also useful bacteria, a culture is added to the m…

noun

A very small organism that causes disease

Usage examples:

The patient has little natural resistance to germs., alejandro’s suggestion was the germ of an idea.

noun

A small amount, usually one that develops into something large or important

Usage examples:

Germ of an idea he found the germ of an idea in an old newspaper.

noun

A localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.

Usage examples:

Steroid injections can have a dramatic effect in reducing inflammation and relieving pain

noun

A red, painful, and often swollen area in or on a part of your body

Usage examples:

Aspirin reduces pain and inflammation., an inflammation of the eye/toe/ear

noun

A microorganism, especially a bacterium causing disease or fermentation.

Usage examples:

A virus is a parasite, which needs a host cell to live in, and a microbe is a bacterium, which is a…

noun

A very small living thing, esp. one that causes disease, and which is too small to see without a microscope (= device that makes very small objects look larger)

noun

A very small living thing, especially one that causes disease, that can only be seen with a microscope

noun

A substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed.

Usage examples:

He killed himself with poison

verb

Administer poison to (a person or animal), either deliberately or accidentally.

Usage examples:

Someone had tried to poison me

noun

A substance that causes illness or death if swallowed, absorbed, or breathed into the body

Usage examples:

[ u ] poison gas, [ c ] some cleaning products are poisons., [ u ] he sprayed the weeds with poison…

noun

A serious condition resulting from the presence of harmful microorganisms in the blood or other tissues and the body’s response to their presence, potentially leading to the malfunctioning of various organs, shock, and death.

Usage examples:

No reports were made of wound infection or neonatal sepsis.

noun

A severe medical condition in which bacteria enter the blood after an operation or accident

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Blood poisoning, especially that caused by bacteria or their toxins.

Usage examples:

Autopsy figures show we die from cancer, heart disease, pneumonia and septicemia and pulmonary embo…

noun

A serious illness in which an infection spreads through the blood

noun

The formation of an ulcer or ulcers.

Usage examples:

All of the patients had a history of foot ulceration caused by diabetes

noun

The process of forming an ulcer or ulcers

Usage examples:

Ulceration of the bowel, mouth ulceration