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infections

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for infections.

Editorial note

There is a fairly rigorous discussion of the impact on both fatal and non-fatal potential malaria infections, as well as how the evaluation is done.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of infections gathered in one view.

noun

An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.

noun

A disease caused by such presence of a pathogen.

noun

A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for infections.

noun

An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.

noun

A disease caused by such presence of a pathogen.

noun

A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound.

noun

(pathology) The act or process of infecting.

Example sentences

1

There is a fairly rigorous discussion of the impact on both fatal and non-fatal potential malaria infections, as well as how the evaluation is done.

2

Add to that the fact that bacterial infections often hitchhike on other injuries, infections or conditions, it's not clear that the death was entirely the fault of the particular bacterium.

3

There will always be mosquitos and recurrent infections to re-infect the locals after the doctors are gone.

4

The perspective of this paper probably relates to compromised accounts and information leaks, not adware infections.

5

Since we know the percentage of infections is a lot more than 0, the largest n isn't optimal.

6

Since we know the percentage of infections is a lot more than 1, the largest n isn't optimal.

7

Going to the emergency room is always exposing yourself to risk (such as hospital infections), not to mention unnecessary stress and pain.

8

As for risk; from my reading the greatest risk in both are post-op infections which are a concern with any procedure(even sampling blood).

9

The drugs range from opiates to diflucan for yeast infections, to whatever else.

10

I've been struggling with Lyme disease and co-infections (Babesia, Erlichia) for the greater part of 8 years.

11

Further, in the US and Europe, we also have a long history of trying to find substances which kill infections.

12

I seem to remember there was a study about bleeding, irregular menstral periods, and an increase in urine tract infections.

Quote examples

1

So even assuming there is a "True" ideal state, we'll have infections and need an immune system.

2

Perhaps you have not seen the movie "The last of his kind" which maps out how we hunted Indians to extinction or casually exposed them to deadly infections, like small pox, that wiped out entire tribes and then, afterwards, piled their skulls up in our museums to study so as to satisfy our scientific curiosity.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use infections in a sentence?

There is a fairly rigorous discussion of the impact on both fatal and non-fatal potential malaria infections, as well as how the evaluation is done.

What does infections mean?

An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.

What part of speech is infections?

infections is commonly used as noun.