coinfected

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adjective

Simultaneously infected by two or more organisms.

UncommonScrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivecoinfected (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineSimultaneously infected by two or more organisms.

    There is much concern about syphilis altering its course in people coinfected with HIV.

    1989 April 8, John Dooley, “Syphilis and AIDS: What's the Connection?”, in Gay Community News, page 9

Origin

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APA

coinfected. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coinfected

MLA

“coinfected.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coinfected. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coinfected,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coinfected.

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