(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry" 同义词:contagion,
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted 同义词:contagion, transmission,
(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
Infection is the invasion of a host organism's bodily tissues by disease-causing organisms, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to these organisms and the toxins they produce.Definition of "infection" from several medical dictionaries - Retrieved on 2012-04-03 Infections are caused by microorganisms such as viruses, prions, bacteria, and viroids, and larger organisms like macroparasites and fungi.
例句与用法
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Cattle are immune to equine infections anemia . 牛不感染马传染性贫血。
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Breast infections occur during lactation . 乳房感染发生于授乳期。
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No other infection so quickly slays . 再没有别的疾病会造成如此迅速的死亡。
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Eclipse refers to the disappearance of infections . 隐蔽是指感染性病毒消失。
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A streptococcal infection does develop . 链球菌感染发生。
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Antibodies are the body 's defenses against infection . 抗体是身体抵御感染的武器。
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A severe infection may cause the appendix to rupture . 严重的感染可能导致阑尾穿孔。
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Respiratory infections may also initiate excerbations . 呼吸道感染也可能使病情加重。
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The infection of gravest import is burn wound sepsis . 最严重的感染是烧伤创面脓毒症。