Medical Dictionary
reinfection
noun re·in·fec·tion \ˌrē-in-ˈfek-shən\
Medical Definition of REINFECTION
: infection following recovery from or superimposed on a previous infection of the same type <rescreening aimed at detecting reinfection following treatment—Diana Mahoney>
—re·in·fect \-ˈfekt\ transitive verb
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