moral corruption or contamination | an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by streptococcus |
(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 | |