"parainfection" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: parainfections [plural]
Etymology: para- + infection Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|para|infection}} para- + infection Head templates: {{en-noun}} parainfection (plural parainfections)
  1. (medicine) A condition resembling an infection but not caused by an infectious agent. Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: parainfectious, parainfective
    Sense id: en-parainfection-en-noun-yZ-RALD~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with para- Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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