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postinfectious

postinfectious adjective: following an infection.

Adjective

postinfectious (not comparable)

  1. Following an infection

Origin of postinfectious

From post- + infectious.

Questions about postinfectious

What does postinfectious mean?
Postinfectious means following an infection.
What part of speech is postinfectious?
Postinfectious is an adjective.

Words near postinfectious in the dictionary

  1. postinfarcted
  2. postinfarction
  3. postinfection
  4. postinfectional
  5. postinfections
  6. postinfectious
  7. postinfectiously
  8. postinfective
  9. postinfestation
  10. postinfiltration
  11. postinflammatory

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