Noun

• S: (n) infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)
• S: (n) infection ((phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound)
• S: (n) infection ((medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease)
• S: (n) infection, contagion, transmission (an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted)
• S: (n) contagion, infection (the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people)
• S: (n) infection (moral corruption or contamination)
• S: (n) infection ((international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure)