Spanish Conversation · Level 104
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Spanish word
infección
Pronunciation
IPA/infekˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nouninfection
Example
Tengo una infección de garganta.
I have a throat infection.
More examples
La infección respiratoria empeoró tras unos días.
The respiratory infection worsened after a few days.
Core concept
Microbial contamination of tissue producing inflammation and illness.
Common phrases
infección de garganta
throat infection
infección respiratoria
respiratory infection
infección bacteriana
bacterial infection
Similar words
enfermedad: Disease or disorder affecting the body or mind, producing clinical symptoms.
contagio: Process by which a contagious disease passes from one host to another.
inflamación: Inflammatory reaction of tissue marked by swelling, heat, and pain.
Definition in Spanish
Proceso por el cual bacterias, virus u otros microorganismos invaden un órgano o tejido y provocan enfermedad.
Word origin
Spanish infección comes from Latin infectio and the verb inficere 'to make unclean or corrupt', preserving the notion of harmful contamination of tissue.
Usage tips
- Native speakers normally say tengo una infección for a site-specific problem, while estar infectado is more common for an infected wound or a general infected state.
Related words
- infectarinfectverb
- infectadoinfectedadjective
- infecciosoinfectiousadjective