infections
Definitions
Noun
- The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
- (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
- (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
- An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- The communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
- Moral corruption or contamination
- (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "infections".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | limitations | 4 | 28 |
| 2 | impressions | 3 | 25 |
| 3 | intentions | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | electrons | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | innovations | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | inventions | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | imitations | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | irritations | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | inclusions | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | intrusions | 3 | 2 |
| 11 | imprisons | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | intestines | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | visitations | 4 | 1 |
| 14 | fitzgibbons | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | inflation's | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | infusions | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | injections | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | iterations | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | litigations | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | minnesotans | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | nicaraguans | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | originations | 5 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "infections".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | intentions | 3 | 22 |
| 2 | inspection | 3 | 21 |
| 3 | infectious | 3 | 17 |
| 4 | infection | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | injection | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | inflections | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | infestations | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | inventions | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | inflection | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | inspections | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | interactions | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | infliction | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | infraction | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | infarction | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | injections | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | infractions | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | confections | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | infecting | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | infects | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | disinfection | 4 | 0 |
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Words that often follow the term "infections" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "infections" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "infections".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 7
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 22
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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