"coinfection" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coinfections [plural]
Etymology: co- + infection Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|infection}} co- + infection Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} coinfection (countable and uncountable, plural coinfections)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: coinfection Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-coinfection-en-noun-uXLC3T3m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with co-

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