pseudoinfection

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noun

The presence of pathogenic microorganisms in a host without an actual infection

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Meanings

nounpseudoinfection (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoinfections)

plural pseudoinfections

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe presence of pathogenic microorganisms in a host without an actual infection

Origin

From pseudo- + infection.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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