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superinfection

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

infection that occurs while you are being treated for another infection

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: infection

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English infection English superinfection From super- + infection.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 雙重感染 /双重感染 (shuāngchóng gǎnrǎn) — infection which follows another infection
  • Chinese Mandarin: 二重感染 (èrchóng gǎnrǎn) — infection which follows another infection
  • Italian: superinfezione — infection which follows another infection
  • Kazakh: асқынжұқпа (asqynjūqpa) — infection which follows another infection
  • Polish: nadkażenie — infection which follows another infection
  • Polish: superinfekcja — infection which follows another infection
  • Spanish: sobreinfección — infection which follows another infection