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REINFECTION

\ɹˌiːɪnfˈɛkʃən], \ɹˌiːɪnfˈɛkʃən], \ɹ_ˌiː__ɪ_n_f_ˈɛ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of REINFECTION

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A second infection by the same microorganism, after recovery from or during the course of a primary infection.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

A second infection by a similar agent.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

Infection after a previous infection of the same sort.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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