Infektion

Definitions of Infektion
  1. noun
    a disease characterized by inflammation
    synonyms: Entzündung
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    Rippenfellentzündung
    inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)
    Halsschmerzen
    inflammation of the fauces and pharynx
    Akne
    an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
    Blasenentzündung
    inflammation of the urinary bladder and ureters
    Gicht
    a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
    Pickel
    a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
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    Krankheit
    an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
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