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infection vs zymosis

zymosis vs infection

infection and zymosis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
infection Yes No No No
zymosis Yes No No No
As nouns, zymosis is a hyponym of infection; that is, zymosis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than infection:
  • infection: (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
  • zymosis: (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)
infection (noun) zymosis (noun)
moral corruption or contamination (medicine) the development and spread of an infectious disease (especially one caused by a fungus)
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
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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