Usually means: Infection following a primary illness.
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  1. secondary infection: Collins English Dictionary
  2. secondary infection: Wiktionary
  3. secondary infection: Dictionary.com
  4. Secondary infection: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. Secondary infection: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Secondary infection: Encyclopedia

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  1. secondary infection: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
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  4. National MCH Center for Child Death Review (No longer online)
  5. AIDS Medical Glossary and Drug Chart (No longer online)
  6. Glossary of HIV/AIDS Related Terms (No longer online)
  7. secondary infection: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (secondary infection)

▸ noun:  (pathology) Any infection that arises subsequent to a pre-existing infection; but especially a nosocomial infection

Similar:
superinfection, subinfection, suprainfection, opportunistic infection, autoinoculation, self-infection, autoreinfection, microinfection, coinfection, monoinfection, more...

Opposite:
primary infection, initial infection, first infection

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Similar:
superinfection, subinfection, suprainfection, opportunistic infection, autoinoculation, self-infection, autoreinfection, microinfection, coinfection, monoinfection, more...

Opposite:
primary infection, initial infection, first infection



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