superinfection

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noun

An infection which follows or occurs during another infection or disease process

OriginEnglish infection ← Latin super- ← Proto-Italic *super →
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Meanings

nounsuperinfection (countable and uncountable, plural superinfections)

plural superinfections

  1. countableuncountableAn infection which follows or occurs during another infection or disease process

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Englishinfection
  8. Englishsuperinfection

From super- + infection.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 雙重感染 /双重感染, 二重感染
  • 雙重感染 /双重感染 (shuāngchóng gǎnrǎn)infection which follows another infection
  • 二重感染 (èrchóng gǎnrǎn)infection which follows another infection
Italian superinfezione
  • superinfezioneinfection which follows another infection
Polish nadkażenie, superinfekcja
  • nadkażenieinfection which follows another infection
  • superinfekcjainfection which follows another infection
Spanish sobreinfección
  • sobreinfeccióninfection which follows another infection
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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