The puncture wound was very deep and had to be examined for infection.
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Infection
/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
Synonyms for "infection" (106 found)
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Closest matches (22)
Noun(5 words)
abominationadulterationaerial infectionafflatusairborne infectionanimating spiritanimationanimusatrocitybadbanebefoulingbefoulmentbesmirchmentblightcarriercommunicability
Strong matches (31)
contagioncontagiousnesscontaminationcorruptioncrying evilcryptogenic infectiondamagedefilementdespoliationdestructiondetrimentdirect infectiondirtyingdivine afflatusdroplet infectiondust infectionenlivenmentenvenomingepidemiologyevil
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Related words (53)
foulinggeniusgrievancehand infectionharmhavochurtillindirect infectioninfectiousnessinflammationinfusioninjuryinspirationmischiefmisusemoving spiritoutrageperversionphytogenic infection
Related word relations
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More general
15 entriesbiological processcommunicationcorruptioncorruptnessdiseasedisease progressionhealth problemill healthillegalityincidentlinguistic processmedical conditionpathologic processpathological processunhealthiness
More specific
8 entriesbacterial infectioncolonizationfungal infectioninvasionmultiplicationparasitic infectiontransmissionviral infection
Collocations
6 entriesbacterial infectioninfection controlinfection preventioninfection rateskin infectionviral infection
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
You have a gum infection.
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I think I have a gum infection.
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I have an ear infection.
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Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.