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   infection

   /ɪnˈfɛkʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the process of infecting or the state of being infected: "strict hygiene will limit the risk of infection" Similar contaminationpoisonsepticitysepticaemiaulcerationsuppurationinflammationgermsbacteriamicrobestechnical:sepsis
   • ▪ an infectious disease: "a chest infection" Similar diseaseviruscontagiondisorderconditionafflictionproblemcomplaintillnessailmentsicknessinfirmityindispositioninformal:buglurgy
   • ▪ the presence of a virus in, or its introduction into, a computer system.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin infectio(n-), from Latin inficere ‘dip in, taint’ (see infect).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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