Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyperinfection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-in-fec-tion
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

repeated reinfection with the larvae of parasites already in the body

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From hyper- + infection.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hyper

Usage

Inflected Forms

hyperinfections (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hyperinfectious

Questions

What does hyperinfection mean?: repeated reinfection with the larvae of parasites already in the body
Where does hyperinfection come from?: From hyper- + infection.

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