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Noun Concept
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infection  acute infection  AIDS-related bacterial infections  AIDS-related viral infections  anti-infective
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(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease WordNet 3.0
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(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. Wikipedia
Detrimental colonization of a host organism by a foreign species. Wikipedia Disambiguation
Invasion of and multiplication in a host by disease-causing pathogens or organisms, and the reaction of host tissues Wikidata
IS A
pathologic process
failure cause
physical condition
health problem
adverse event
HAS PART
penetration
HAS KIND
zymosis
nonsocial infection
kerion
respiratory tract infection
bugchasing
+18 relations
HAS INSTANCE
Dermatobia hominis myiasis
human papillomavirus infection
CATEGORY DOMAIN
medicine
DERIVATION
infect
infectious
DIFFERENT FROM
infestation
HAS CAUSE
infection
pathogen
HAS EFFECT
heart failure
infectious disease
braxy
avitellinosis
HAS IMMEDIATE CAUSE
colonization
HAS QUALITY
anti-infective agent
Transmission
HEALTH SPECIALTY
infectious disease
MANIFESTATION OF
vulnerability
MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS
culture
blood culture
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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infection
Wikipedia
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infection
Wikidata
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infection
Wikipedia Redirections
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acute infection, AIDS-related bacterial infections, AIDS-related viral infections, anti-infective, anti-infectives, antiinfective, bacterial infections, chain of infection, communicable diseases, contagious diseases, Definition to contagious, infect, infecting, infections, infectious, infectious diseases, infective, latent infection, Local infection, persistent infection, primary infection, secondary infection, symptomatic infection, Wound colonization, wound infection
Wikidata Alias
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case of infection, contagion, infections, Infectious disease

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