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infection
English
Etymology
From Old French infection, from Vulgar Latin *infecti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?f?k??n/
- Rhymes: -?k??n
Noun
infection (countable and uncountable, plural infections)
- (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
- An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
- A disease caused by a pathogen.
- A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound.
Derived terms
- spurious infection
Related terms
- infect
- infected
- infectable
- infective
Translations
French
Etymology
From Old French infection, from Late Latin infecti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.f?k.sj??/
Noun
infection f (plural infections)
- (pathology) infection
- (informal) stench, stink
- Synonyms: puanteur, pestilence
Derived terms
- infectieux
Descendants
- ? Turkish: enfeksiyon
References
- “infection” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Interlingua
Noun
infection (plural infectiones)
- (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin *infecti?.
Noun
infection f (oblique plural infections, nominative singular infection, nominative plural infections)
- (countable) infection.
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nitrofurantoin
English
Etymology
Blend of nitrofuran +? hydantoin.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n??.t??(?).fj???an.t??.?n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?na?.t?o?.fj???æn.to?.?n/
Noun
nitrofurantoin (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A synthetic nitrofuran drug, 1-(5-nitro-2-furfurylideneamino)hydantoin, that is a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent used in the treatment on urinary tract infections such as cystitis.
References
- “nitrofurantoin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- “nitrofurantoin”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
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