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) contagion, infection (the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people) "a contagion of mirth"; "the infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
S: (n) infection (moral corruption or contamination) "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
S: (n) law, jurisprudence (the collection of rules imposed by authority) "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"