infecção

Portuguese

Alternative forms

infeção (European)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin īnfectiōnem.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.fekˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ.fekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.fɛˈksɐ̃w̃/

Hyphenation: in‧fe‧ção

Noun

infecção f (plural infecções) (Brazilian spelling, European spelling)

infection (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

Derived terms

desinfecção

Related terms

infectar

References

“infecção” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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