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superinfection

noun
su路​per路​in路​fec路​tion | \ 藢s眉-p蓹r-in-藞fek-sh蓹n How to pronounce superinfection (audio) \

Definition of superinfection

: reinfection or a second infection with a microbial agent (such as a bacterium, fungus, or virus)

Other Words from superinfection

superinfect \ 藢s眉-​p蓹r-​in-​藞fekt How to pronounce superinfect (audio) \ transitive verb

First Known Use of superinfection

1893, in the meaning defined above

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superinfection

noun
su路​per路​in路​fec路​tion | \ -in-藞fek-sh蓹n How to pronounce superinfection (audio) \

Medical Definition of superinfection

: a second infection superimposed on an earlier one especially by a different microbial agent of exogenous or endogenous origin that is resistant to the treatment used against the first infection