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postviral

postviral adjective: following a viral infection.

Adjective

postviral (not comparable)

  1. Following a viral infection.
    • Her symptoms were later diagnosed as postviral myositis, a muscular inflammation that can cause weakness and pain.2009 July 16, Kristina Peterson, “College Athletes Stuck With the Bill After Injuries”, in New York Times

Forms of postviral

alternative formpost-viral

Origin of postviral

From post- + viral.

Words formed from postviral

Questions about postviral

What does postviral mean?
Postviral means following a viral infection.
What part of speech is postviral?
Postviral is an adjective.

Words near postviral in the dictionary

  1. postviable
  2. postvictory
  3. postvideo
  4. postviewing
  5. Postville
  6. postviral
  7. postvis
  8. postvisualization
  9. postvitellogenic
  10. postvitrification
  11. postviz

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