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infection
[ɪn'fekʃ(ə)n]
n
med.
Invasion and growth of an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium or virus, in the body. Infection can also refer to the disease caused by the infectious microorganism. For example, HIV infection is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus
HIV
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