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focal infection
noun
, Pathology, Dentistry.
- an infection in which bacteria are localized in some region, as the tonsils or the tissue around a tooth, from which they may spread to some other organ or structure of the body.
focal infection
noun
- a bacterial infection limited to a specific part of the body, such as the tonsils or a gland
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Word History and Origins
Origin of focal infection1
First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences
Indeed, this condition of subinfection, or “focal infection,” is coming to be recognized as a far more important cause of disease than the time-honored autointoxication, a term which has been greatly abused and misused.
From Project Gutenberg
There are in the life records of our patients certain ever-returning tendencies and situations which a psychiatry of exclusive brain speculation, auto-intoxications, focal infections, and internal secretions could never have discovered.
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