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Detailed Translations for infection from English to German

infection:

infection [the ~] noun

  1. the infection (inflammation)
    die Infektion; die Entzündung; die Ansteckung
  2. the infection (contamination; infecting; poisoning)
    die Ansteckung

Translation Matrix for infection:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Ansteckung contamination; infecting; infection; inflammation; poisoning
Entzündung infection; inflammation combustion; fuse; fuze; ignition; inflammation; kernel; pip; pith; wick
Infektion infection; inflammation
- contagion; transmission

Related Words for "infection":

  • reinfection, infections

Synonyms for "infection":


Related Definitions for "infection":

  1. (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure1
  2. moral corruption or contamination1
    • ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable1
  3. the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people1
    • the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry1
  4. an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted1
  5. (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease1
  6. (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound1
  7. the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms1

Wiktionary Translations for infection:

infection
noun
  1. uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host
  2. the process of infecting
infection
noun
  1. Medizin: Übertragung von Krankheiten
  2. Medizin: durch Erreger hervorgerufene, ansteckende Krankheit

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