reinfection

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noun

Another infection, another instance of being infected

OriginEnglish infection ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounreinfection (plural reinfections)

plural reinfections

  1. Another infection, another instance of being infected

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishinfection
  7. Englishreinfection

From re- + infection.

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Translations

French réinfection
  • réinfectionreinfection
German Wiederansteckung, Reinfektion
  • Wiederansteckungreinfection
  • Reinfektionreinfection
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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