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subinfection

subinfection noun: a secondary infection (in a patient recovering from a primary infection).

Noun

subinfection (plural subinfections)

  1. A secondary infection (in a patient recovering from a primary infection)

Forms of subinfection

pluralsubinfections

Origin of subinfection

From sub- + infection.

Questions about subinfection

What does subinfection mean?
Subinfection means a secondary infection (in a patient recovering from a primary infection).
What part of speech is subinfection?
Subinfection is a noun.
What is the plural of subinfection?
The plural of subinfection is subinfections.

Words near subinfection in the dictionary

  1. subindurated
  2. subindustrial
  3. subindustries
  4. subindustry
  5. subinertial
  6. subinfection
  7. subinfections
  8. subinfectious
  9. subinfective
  10. subinfeodation
  11. subinfeodations

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