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infection | moral corruption or contamination | |
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infection | the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms | |
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infection | [in phonetics] the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound | |
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infection, contagion | the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people | |
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transmission, infection, contagion | an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted | |
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infection | [in medicine] the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease | |
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infection | [in law] illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure |