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infezione

infection

noun een-feh-TSYOH-neh Rare

Origin: Latin infectio (a dyeing, contamination)

Usage Note

Infezione is feminine and refers to a microbial or viral infection. The plural infezioni is regular. Distinguish from infiammazione (inflammation), which is a different process — a learner's common mix-up. A bacterial infection is un'infezione batterica, a viral one un'infezione virale.

Examples

"Il medico ha curato l'infezione."

Natural Translation

The doctor treated the infection.

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