coinfection
coinfection noun: simultaneous infection by two pathogens (a pair of copathogens), any combination of viruses and/or bacteria; often one infection is a secondary bacterial infection that gets its opportunity from the effects of the (viral or bacterial) first one.
Noun
coinfection (countable and uncountable, plural coinfections)
- Simultaneous infection by two pathogens (a pair of copathogens), any combination of viruses and/or bacteria; often one infection is a secondary bacterial infection that gets its opportunity from the effects of the (viral or bacterial) first one.
coinfection meaning in Hindi
coinfection in Hindi
- coinfection
- सहसंक्रमण sahsaṅkramaṇ
Forms of coinfection
| plural | coinfections |
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Origin of coinfection
From co- + infection.
Questions about coinfection
- What does coinfection mean?
- Coinfection means simultaneous infection by two pathogens (a pair of copathogens), any combination of viruses and/or bacteria; often one infection is a secondary bacterial infection that gets its opportunity from the effects of the (viral or bacterial) first one.
- What is coinfection in Hindi?
- Coinfection in Hindi is सहसंक्रमण (sahsaṅkramaṇ). See Coinfection meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is coinfection?
- Coinfection is a noun.
- What is the plural of coinfection?
- The plural of coinfection is coinfections.
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