Postinfection
adj, adv, noun
adj, adv, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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[…]"
Adjective
- 1 Occurring after an infection not-comparable
Adverb
- 1 After an infection not-comparable
"14 days postinfection the control cell culture exhibited many inclusions that were arranged in clusters of 5 to 10 neighbouring cells."
Example
More examples"14 days postinfection the control cell culture exhibited many inclusions that were arranged in clusters of 5 to 10 neighbouring cells."
Etymology
From post- + infection.
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