An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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To remove infection the use of appropriate means.

→ dis-; → infect.

Any agent, such as a chemical, heat, or radiation, that destroys or inhibits the growth of disease carrying microorganisms.

→ disinfect; → -ant.

To affect, cause infection, or contaminate with a pathogenic microorganism or agent.

M.E. infecten, from L. infectus, p.p. of inficere "to immerse in dye, discolor, taint, poison," from equivalent to → in- + → -fac, combining form of facere "to do, make," → fact, + -tus p.p. suffix; from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put."

Fažidan, infinitive from faž "dirt, filth, pus;" related word faže, fažnâk, fažgen, fažegen, fažgin, fažqand "filthy, dirty;" of unknown origin. It may be related to Proto-Ir. root *xard- "to defecate," with offshoots xard "muddy place," xarra "mud," (+ *pati-) payxâl "excrement."

1) A thing that infects or causes infection.
2) Causing infection; infecting.

→ infect; → -ant.

1) Affected with a disease-causing organism.
2) Computers: Affected with a → virus.

P. p. of → infect.

A branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, management and treatment of various infectious or contagious diseases.

→ infection; → -logy.

1) An act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
2) An infecting agency or influence.
3) An infectious disease.
4) Computers: The presence of a virus in, or its introduction into, a computer system.

Verbal noun of → infect.

1) Capable of causing infection.
2) Caused by or capable of being transmitted by infection.

→ infect(ion) + -ious, variant of → -ous.

Capable of causing infection.

→ infect; → -ive.