/ɪnfɛˈktʌd/ - [infektud] -
We found 5 definitions of infected from 5 different sources.
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infected - containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage" | ||
septic | ||
antiseptic devoid of objectionable language; "lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School" | ||
germy full of germs or pathological microorganisms; "the water in New York harbor is oily and dirty and germy" | ||
unhealthful detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint" | ||
abscessed infected and filled with pus; "an abscessed tooth" | ||
pestiferous, dirty unpleasantly stormy; "there's dirty weather in the offing" | ||
contaminative making impure by contact or mixing | ||
purulent, pussy containing pus; "a purulent wound" | ||
infective, infectious able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria" | ||
putrefacient, putrefactive causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction |