different between infection vs superinfection
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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superinfection
English
Etymology
super- +? infection
Noun
superinfection (countable and uncountable, plural superinfections)
- An infection which follows or occurs during another infection or disease process
Related terms
- superinfectious
Translations
References
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=mesh&list_uids=68015163&dopt=Full
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superinfection
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