preinfection

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noun

infection prior to another process

OriginEnglish infection ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

nounpreinfection (plural preinfections)

plural preinfections

  1. infection prior to another process
  2. The time before an infection was acquired (often used attributively as an adjective)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishinfection
  10. Englishpreinfection

From pre- + infection.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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