infection

Meaning

1. (feminine) infection
2. (feminine, informal) stench, stink

Concepts

infection

contagion

swelling

wound

transmission

infected

taint

be swollen

incubation of a disease

food-born infection

cross infection

fume

Synonyms

contagion

enflure

plaie

pestilence

puanteur

contamination

s’enfler

souffrance

transmission

infestation

exhalaison

incubation de maladie

mal

oxyde de carbone

émanation

Translations

Infektion

infección

infezione

infecção

infecció

Ansteckung

infectio

μόλυνση

enfeksiyon

infectie

عدوى

λοίμωξη

besmetting

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛ̃.fɛk.sjɔ̃/

Etymology

From Old French infection, from Late Latin īnfectiōnem.