hyperinfection

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noun

repeated reinfection with the larvae of parasites already in the body

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Meanings

nounhyperinfection (countable and uncountable, plural hyperinfections)

plural hyperinfections

  1. countableuncountablerepeated reinfection with the larvae of parasites already in the body

Origin

From hyper- + infection.

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APA

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Chicago

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

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