SINCE 1828
postinfectious
adjective
post·in·fec·tious
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Definition of postinfectious
: occurring after and especially as a result of an infection
postinfectious encephalitis a postinfectious cough
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postinfectious
adjective
post·in·fec·tious
| \ -in-ˈfek-shəs
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variants:
or post-infectious
Medical Definition of postinfectious
: relating to or occurring in the period following infection : caused by a previous infection
postinfectious syndromes Estimates of the annual incidence of idiopathic or postinfectious transverse myelitis range from 1.3 to 8 cases per million.— Elliot M. Frohman et al., The New England Journal of Medicine, 5 Aug. 2010
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