infezione
infection
noun een-feh-TSYOH-neh Rare
Origin: Latin infectio (a dyeing, contamination)
Usage Note
Infezione is feminine and refers to a microbial or viral infection. The plural infezioni is regular. Distinguish from infiammazione (inflammation), which is a different process — a learner's common mix-up. A bacterial infection is un'infezione batterica, a viral one un'infezione virale.
Examples
"Il medico ha curato l'infezione."
Natural Translation
The doctor treated the infection.
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