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reinfection

reinfection noun: another infection, another instance of being infected.

Noun

reinfection (plural reinfections)

  1. Another infection, another instance of being infected

Forms of reinfection

pluralreinfections

Origin of reinfection

From re- + infection.

Words formed from reinfection

Questions about reinfection

What does reinfection mean?
Reinfection means another infection, another instance of being infected.
What part of speech is reinfection?
Reinfection is a noun.
What is the plural of reinfection?
The plural of reinfection is reinfections.

Words near reinfection in the dictionary

  1. reinfarction
  2. reinfarctions
  3. reinfect
  4. reinfected
  5. reinfecting
  6. reinfection
  7. reinfections
  8. reinfectious
  9. reinfects
  10. reinfer
  11. reinfest

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