What does infection in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word infection in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use infection in Spanish.

The word infection in Spanish means infección, contagio, infección por Candida, infección del folículo piloso, infección primaria, infección urinaria, infección vaginal por hongos levaduriformes, infección viral, cistitis, candidiasis. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word infection

infección

noun (infectious disease)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)
Did you clear up that infection on your foot?
¿Te curaste de esa infección que tenías en el pie?

contagio

noun (contagion)

(nombre masculino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente masculino, que lleva los artículos el o un en singular, y los o unos en plural. Exemplos: el televisor, un piso.)
Infection of the disease is rapid and unstoppable.
El contagio de la enfermedad es rápido e imparable.

infección por Candida

noun (candidiasis, vaginal thrush)

A daily cup of yogurt significantly reduces the risk of candida infection.

infección del folículo piloso

noun (inflammation at base of a hair)

infección primaria

noun (acute infectious disease) (medicina)

(locución nominal femenina: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como sustantivo femenino ("casa de citas", "zona cero", "arma secreta").)
Pneumonia often results from a primary infection of the lungs.
La neumonía generalmente deriva de una infección primaria en los pulmones.

infección urinaria

noun (UTI: inflammation of the urethra)

ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El médico le diagnosticó infección urinaria.

infección vaginal por hongos levaduriformes

noun (fungal condition of the female genitalia)

infección viral

noun (disease caused by a virus)

cistitis

noun (inflammation of the urinary tract)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)

candidiasis

noun (candida: genital inflammation) (medicina)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)
The doctor told her that the itching was caused by a yeast infection.
El médico le dijo que su picor se debía a una candidiasis.

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