secondary infection

[ sek-uhn-der-ee in-fek-shuhn ]

/ ˈsɛk ənˌdɛr i ɪnˈfɛk ʃən /

noun Medicine/Medical, Pathology.

an infection occurring in an area of the body that already has or has recently had an infection:After recovering from the flu, she developed a secondary infection in her lungs that is being treated with antibiotics.

an infection occurring in an area of the body following trauma or severe damage:His leg was so severely burned that it quickly developed secondary infections. The gunshot did not hit a vital organ, but he died from a secondary infection in the wound.

Origin of secondary infection

First recorded in 1800–10

Words nearby secondary infection

secondary gout, secondary group, secondary growth, secondary hemochromatosis, secondary hemorrhage, secondary infection, secondary intention, secondary lysosome, secondary market, secondary meristem, secondary metal

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