Infection



GRE TOEFL

解释

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• n. 传染, 感染
• ［英］ n. 传染, 感染 ( becoming ill through contact with bacteria)
• ［记］ infect+ion

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 14th century
• 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

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