parainfectious

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adjective

Of or relating to parainfection.

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Meanings

adjectiveparainfectious (comparative more parainfectious, superlative most parainfectious)

comparative more parainfectious · superlative most parainfectious

  1. Of or relating to parainfection.
  2. Accompanying, but not caused by, an infection.

    Parainfectious optic neuritis typically follows the onset of a viral infection by 1-3 weeks, but it also can occur as a postvaccination phenomenon.

    2009, Myron Yanoff, Jay S. Duker, James J. Augsburger, Ophthalmology, page 965

Origin

From para- + infectious.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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