cross-infection

noun

mutual infection between infected objects, animals, etc

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouncross-infection (countable and uncountable, plural cross-infections)

plural cross-infections

  1. countableuncountablemutual infection between infected objects, animals, etc

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cross-transmission

Origin

From cross- + infection.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

cross-infection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-infection

MLA

“cross-infection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-infection. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-infection,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-infection.

Source: cross-infection on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.