Preinfected
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 infected in advance not-comparable
"When confluent growth was achieved, the cells were infected with trypomastigotes (1 × 10 7 parasites/ml) that were obtained from preinfected cultures."
Example
More examples"When confluent growth was achieved, the cells were infected with trypomastigotes (1 × 10 7 parasites/ml) that were obtained from preinfected cultures."
Etymology
From pre- + infected.
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