Definition of Infection
Infection
in·fec·tion


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
The invasion and multiplication of microorganisms in body tissues.

e.g. The doctor diagnosed the patient with a bacterial infection.

(noun)
an agent that causes disease, typically a pathogen such as a bacterium or a virus, or the disease caused by such an agent;

e.g. He suspects that he caught the infection from his coworker.

(noun)
the action or process of establishing a pathogen in someone/something, or the action of being thus established as a disease-causing agent;

e.g. She taught me the technique for the infection of the dish with bacteria for the experiment.



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