uninfected
adjective
un·in·fect·ed
ˌən-in-ˈfek-təd 
: free from infection : not infected
an uninfected wound
an uninfected person
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The uninfected controls made up the final three of eight groups, with the controls assigned to one of the three eras.
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024
New England snails infected with a wormy parasite eat less algae than their uninfected counterparts, leaving more algae for other animals to munch on.
—Hannah Richter, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
Cognitive impairment was almost twice as likely among people who'd had COVID-19 compared to an uninfected control group.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 19 July 2024
The researchers ultimately included data from over 440,000 veterans who contracted COVID-19 sometime between March 1, 2020, and January 31, 2022, as well as over 4.7 million uninfected veterans who acted as controls.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024
New England snails infected with a wormy parasite eat less algae than their uninfected counterparts, leaving more algae for other animals to munch on.
—Hannah Richter, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
Cognitive impairment was almost twice as likely among people who'd had COVID-19 compared to an uninfected control group.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 19 July 2024
The researchers ultimately included data from over 440,000 veterans who contracted COVID-19 sometime between March 1, 2020, and January 31, 2022, as well as over 4.7 million uninfected veterans who acted as controls.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 18 July 2024
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uninfected
adjective
un·in·fect·ed
ˌən-in-ˈfek-təd
: free from infection
an uninfected infant
uninfected cells
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