S: (n) incubation ((pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear)
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) infection ((international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure)