Definition of Superinfect

1. Verb. Infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organisms.

Generic synonyms: Infect, Taint
Derivative terms: Superinfection

Definition of Superinfect

1. Verb. To infect as a superinfection. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Superinfect

1. [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Superinfect

superimpregnation
superimpregnations
superincumbence
superincumbency
superincumbent
superindex
superindexes
superindices
superindividual
superinduce
superinduced
superinduces
superinducing
superinduction
superinductions
superinfect (current term)
superinfected
superinfecting
superinfection
superinfections
superinfects
superinflation
superinfuse
superinfused
superinfuses
superinfusing
supering
superinjection
superinjections
superinjunction

Literary usage of Superinfect

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Epidemiology and public health: a text and reference book for physicians by Victor Clarence Vaughan (1922)
"Koch showed that while it is difficult to superinfect an animal already ... The bacilli that are used in attempts to superinfect are destroyed before they ..."

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