coinfection
coinfection · coinfections
Simultaneous infection by two pathogens, any combination of viruses and/or bacteriaSimultaneous infection by two pathogens (a pair of copathogens), any combination of viruses and/or bacteria; often one infection is a secondary bacterial infection that gets its opportunity from the effects of the (viral or bacterial) first one.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Simultaneous infection by two pathogens (a pair of copathogens), any combination of viruses and/or bacteria; often one infection is a secondary bacterial infection that gets its opportunity from the effects of the (viral or bacterial) first one.
Origin
From co- + infection.From co- + infection.
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Forms
plural: coinfections| Singular | coinfection |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable