Infection
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- Date: 14th century
Definitions
- 1 : the act or result of affecting injuriously
- 2 : an infective agent or material contaminated with an infective agent
- 3 a : the state produced by the establishment of an infective agent in or on a suitable host
- b : a disease resulting from infection
- 4 : an act or process of infecting; also : the establishment of a pathogen in its host after invasion
- 5 : the communication of emotions or qualities through example or contact