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- noun Plural form of
infection .
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Examples
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Prevents yeast infections and urinary tract infections*
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34; 2010
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He's been on medical leave, dealing with what he describes as infections that could create complications for a hip he had put in a year ago.
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He's been on medical leave, dealing with what he describes as infections that could create complications for a hip he had put in a year ago.
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The neighborhood is rife with skin infections, tuberculosis and other ailments.
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But without important changes in the way our country addresses HIV/AIDS, in five years the annual rate of 56,000 new infections is more likely to grow than to decline.
Chris Collins: How HIV Prevention Has to Change Chris Collins 2010
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Younger women tend to have short-term infections, so Pap tests are a better way to screen them.
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Younger women tend to have short-term infections, so Pap tests are a better way to screen them.
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Some of the miners appear to have skin infections and have complained of dental problems.
Chile Minister: Rescue of 33 Trapped Miners to Begin Wednesday 2010
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Soldiers complained of respiratory problems and skin infections, and in some cases believed they developed leukemia and tumors from the exposure.
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Mucoid plaque also causes skin infections, cancer and chronic abdominal ailments such as indigestion, gas, bloating of the stomach and constipation.
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