infections

noun

(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

moral corruption or contamination

the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people

an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted

(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease

(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound

the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

Roots

faciofect- · Latin · make, do

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