reinfection
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noun \ˌrē-ən-ˈfek-shən\Definition of REINFECTION
: infection following recovery from or superimposed on infection of the same type
See First Known Use of REINFECTION
1882
Rhymes with REINFECTION
by-election, circumspection, conic section, disaffection, disconnection, disinfection, fuel injection, genuflection, golden section, imperfection, indirection, insurrection, intellection, interjection, intersection, introjection, introspection, kin selection, misdirection, predilection, preselection, recollection, redirection, reelection, resurrection, retroflexion, retrospection, self-reflection, stage direction, vivisection, yeast infection
re·in·fec·tion
noun \ˌrē-in-ˈfek-shən\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of REINFECTION
: infection following recovery from or superimposed on a previous infection of the same type <rescreening aimed at detecting reinfection following treatment—Diana Mahoney>
—re·in·fect \-ˈfekt\ (audio pronunciation) transitive verb
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