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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
infection
/ɪnˈfɛkʃən/
noun
act or state of becoming infected with a disease
- “The infection will spread to the heart if it's not treated.”Tatoeba
- “Without water, surgical procedures and infection control become challenging.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)