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opportunistic infection meaning and definition

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OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION noun

Definition of opportunistic infection (noun)

  1. any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs)
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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