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postinfection en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English infection English postinfection From post- + infection.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Occurring after an infection

postinfection en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English infection English postinfection From post- + infection.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) After an infection
   • 14 days postinfection the control cell culture exhibited many inclusions that were arranged in clusters of 5 to 10 neighbouring cells. 1990, A. Clad et al., “Genital Isolates of Chlamydia trachomatis Survive 12 day Antibiotic Treatment in Vitro Due to Delayed Cell Lysis”, in William Robert Bowie, editor, Chlamydial Infections, →ISBN, page 524:

postinfection en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English infection English postinfection From post- + infection.

Meanings

1. An infection that arises after a medical procedure.
   • Neurosurgeons must always be aware of the other causes of myelopathy. These conditions include parainfections or postinfections, systemic autoimmune disease, paraneoplastic syndromes[…] 2009, Remi Nader, Abdulrahman J. Sabbagh, Neurosurgery Case Review: Questions and Answers:

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postinfective · preinfection