n. the act or process of acquiring an infectious disease; contraction; as, the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic. Syn. -- catching. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
(n) becoming infected, Syn. contracting, Example:catching cold is sometimes unavoidable; the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic
[曌, zhàoㄓㄠˋ] variant of 照; character invented by contracting last two characters of name of Tang empress Wu Zetian 武則天|武则天, See Also: 照, 武則天, 武则天#99433