different between infection vs trimethoprim

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)

1. (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
2. An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
3. A disease caused by a pathogen.
4. 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)

1. (pathology) infection
2. (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)

1. (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)

1. (countable) infection.

English

Etymology

From trimetho(xy) +? p(y)rim(idine).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t????m??.?(?).p??m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /t?a??m??.??p??m/

Noun

trimethoprim (countable and uncountable, plural trimethoprims)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and respiratory and urinary infections (usually in conjunction with a sulphonamide).

Derived terms

• -prim (“dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, antibacterial”)

Translations

References

• “trimethoprim”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “trimethoprim”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Czech

Alternative forms

• trimetoprim

Noun

trimethoprim m

1. trimethoprim (an antibiotic used against, among other infections, those of the urinary tract)