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hyperinfection

hyperinfection noun: repeated reinfection with the larvae of parasites already in the body.

Noun

hyperinfection (countable and uncountable, plural hyperinfections)

  1. repeated reinfection with the larvae of parasites already in the body

Forms of hyperinfection

pluralhyperinfections

Origin of hyperinfection

From hyper- + infection.

Questions about hyperinfection

What does hyperinfection mean?
Hyperinfection means repeated reinfection with the larvae of parasites already in the body.
What part of speech is hyperinfection?
Hyperinfection is a noun.
What is the plural of hyperinfection?
The plural of hyperinfection is hyperinfections.

Words near hyperinfection in the dictionary

  1. hyperinduced
  2. hyperinduction
  3. hyperinductive
  4. hyperinductively
  5. hyperinfected
  6. hyperinfection
  7. hyperinfectious
  8. hyperinfectiousness
  9. hyperinfestation
  10. hyperinfestations
  11. hyperinflamed

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