a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation | moral corruption or contamination |
| (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 |