infecção

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin īnfectiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.fekˈsɐ̃w̃/ [ĩ.fekˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.fɛˈksɐ̃w̃/

  • Hyphenation: in‧fe‧ção

Noun

infecção f (plural infecções) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, European Portuguese spelling)

  1. infection (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host)

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References

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