infection vs cross infection

cross infection vs infection

infection and cross infection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
infection	Yes	No	No	No
cross infection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cross infection is a hyponym of infection; that is, cross infection is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than infection:

infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
cross infection: an infection that is acquired at a hospital or other healthcare facility

Other hyponyms of infection include enterobiasis, felon, whitlow, focal infection, nonsocial infection, opportunistic infection, paronychia, protozoal infection, respiratory infection, respiratory tract infection, itch, scabies, bilharzia, bilharziasis, schistosomiasis, sepsis, sore, staphylococcal infection, septic sore throat, strep throat, streptococcal sore throat, streptococcus tonsilitis, throat infection, eye infection, hordeolum, sty, stye, superinfection, suprainfection, tapeworm infection, lockjaw, tetanus, toxoplasmosis, viral infection, virus infection, vaccina, vaccinia, variola vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia.

infection (noun)	cross infection (noun)
moral corruption or contamination	an infection that is acquired at a hospital or other healthcare facility
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

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