infections

Meanings

• noun

  The spread of a disease or harmful agent to other organisms or bodies.

  - "The infections in the hospital spread rapidly among the patients."
  - "The doctor diagnosed the patient with a bacterial infection."

• noun

  A state of being affected by a disease or harmful agent.

  - "The patient was in a critical condition due to his infections."
  - "The city was in a state of infections after the earthquake."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with infections
injections , connections , reflections , directions

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Variants

List of all variants of infections that leads to same result
infection , infections , breakthrough , breakthrough case , breakthrough cases , breakthrough infection , breakthrough infections , breakthroughs , co-infect , co-infected , co-infecting , co-infection , co-infections , co-infects , coinfect , coinfected , coinfecting , coinfection , coinfections , coinfects , focal infection , focal infections , yeast infection , yeast infections

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'infectare', meaning 'to touch, contaminate'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that the largest recorded smallpox outbreak killed an estimated 75-200 million people in the 18th century?

2. The first recorded use of the term 'infection' dates back to the 14th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Disease: A disorder of structure or function in an organism, typically one that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, or death.

2. Epidemic: A disease that spreads rapidly and affects a large number of people in a given population.

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Culture

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Infections have been a significant theme in literature, art, and music, often portraying the fear, suffering, and consequences of diseases.

How to Memorize "infections"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a virus or bacterium spreading from one organism to another.
   - Visualize a redness or swelling on the skin, indicating an infection.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a sick person.
   - Link the word with the concept of contagion or spread.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'DICE' to remember the definition: Disease, Infectious, Contagious, and Endemic.

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