- reinfection
- noun Date: 1882 infection following recovery from or superimposed on infection of the same type
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reinfection
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reinfection — index recrudescence Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
réinfection — réinfecter [ reɛ̃fɛkte ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1549 ; de re et infecter ♦ Infecter de nouveau. Pronom. La plaie s est réinfectée. N. f. RÉINFECTION , 1907 . ● réinfection nom féminin Fait d être réinfecté. réinfection [ʀeɛ̃fɛksjɔ̃] n. f … Encyclopédie Universelle
reinfection — A second infection by the same microorganism, after recovery from or during the course of a primary infection. * * * re·in·fec·tion .rē in fek shən n infection following recovery from or superimposed on a previous infection of the same type… … Medical dictionary
reinfection — |rē+ noun Etymology: re + infection : an additional infection following recovery from or superimposed on a previous infection of the same type reactivation of a lesion which has become temporarily arrested is not in the pathologic sense a… … Useful english dictionary
reinfection — n. [L. re, again; inficere, to make] A second infection by the same microorganism after recovery from or during the course of a primary infection … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
reinfection — n. * * * … Universalium
reinfection — noun Another infection, another instance of being infected See Also: reinfect … Wiktionary
reinfection — n. renewed infection, renewed contamination; act of infecting again, act of recontaminating … English contemporary dictionary
reinfection — re·infection … English syllables
reinfection — re in•fec′tion n … From formal English to slang
