uninfected
adjective
un·in·fect·ed
ˌən-in-ˈfek-təd 
: free from infection : not infected
an uninfected wound
an uninfected person
Examples of uninfected in a Sentence
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Because the virus spreads easily and can kill birds quickly, farmers usually have to cull even uninfected birds to prevent a wider outbreak.
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Jen Christensen, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Data from the patients also confirm that their cells are properly reacting to the treatment and seem to be able to remain uninfected while fighting HIV.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2024
In the new study, scientists compared the chemicals produced by ants with infected and uninfected wounds.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
However, Matabele ants may have a more discriminating brain and can tell if the wound requires treatment due to specific changes in the chemical profile of an infected wound versus an uninfected wound.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Jan. 2024
Wolves infected with the parasite were more likely to be pack leaders and 11 times more likely to disperse from the pack than uninfected wolves.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2022
The practice of variolation (inoculating an uninfected person with pus from an infected person) was commonly used during the 18th century to prevent bacterial infections like smallpox, and it was also sometimes used for preventing diseases during outbreaks, such as typhoid, plague, and cholera.
—Pat Bass, Md, Verywell Health, 19 Jan. 2024
This work has convinced her that anyone who spends most of their day in dusty outdoor areas in the western U.S. would need a Coccidioides vaccine to remain uninfected.
—Ashli Blow, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
People who'd survived covid-19 early in the pandemic were more likely to experience abnormal heartbeats, blood clots, chest pain and palpitations, even heart attacks and strokes up to a year later compared to the uninfected.
—Lauran Neergaard The Associated Pres, Arkansas Online, 17 Aug. 2023
Jen Christensen, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Data from the patients also confirm that their cells are properly reacting to the treatment and seem to be able to remain uninfected while fighting HIV.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2024
In the new study, scientists compared the chemicals produced by ants with infected and uninfected wounds.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
However, Matabele ants may have a more discriminating brain and can tell if the wound requires treatment due to specific changes in the chemical profile of an infected wound versus an uninfected wound.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Jan. 2024
Wolves infected with the parasite were more likely to be pack leaders and 11 times more likely to disperse from the pack than uninfected wolves.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 25 Nov. 2022
The practice of variolation (inoculating an uninfected person with pus from an infected person) was commonly used during the 18th century to prevent bacterial infections like smallpox, and it was also sometimes used for preventing diseases during outbreaks, such as typhoid, plague, and cholera.
—Pat Bass, Md, Verywell Health, 19 Jan. 2024
This work has convinced her that anyone who spends most of their day in dusty outdoor areas in the western U.S. would need a Coccidioides vaccine to remain uninfected.
—Ashli Blow, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
People who'd survived covid-19 early in the pandemic were more likely to experience abnormal heartbeats, blood clots, chest pain and palpitations, even heart attacks and strokes up to a year later compared to the uninfected.
—Lauran Neergaard The Associated Pres, Arkansas Online, 17 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1625, in the meaning defined above
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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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