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parainfection

parainfection noun: a condition resembling an infection but not caused by an infectious agent.

Noun

parainfection (plural parainfections)

  1. A condition resembling an infection but not caused by an infectious agent.

Forms of parainfection

pluralparainfections

Origin of parainfection

From para- + infection.

Questions about parainfection

What does parainfection mean?
Parainfection means a condition resembling an infection but not caused by an infectious agent.
What part of speech is parainfection?
Parainfection is a noun.
What is the plural of parainfection?
The plural of parainfection is parainfections.

Words near parainfection in the dictionary

  1. paraimmunoblast
  2. paraimmunoblasts
  3. paraimmunoglobulinopathies
  4. paraimmunoglobulinopathy
  5. parainesis
  6. parainfection
  7. parainfections
  8. parainfectious
  9. parainfective
  10. parainflammation
  11. parainflammatory

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