Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parainfectious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: parain-fec-tious
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to parainfection.

adj

Accompanying, but not caused by, an infection.

Example Sentences

"Parainfectious optic neuritis typically follows the onset of a viral infection by 1-3 weeks, but it also can occur as a postvaccination phenomenon."

Etymology

From para- + infectious.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: para

Inflected Forms

more parainfectious (comparative) most parainfectious (superlative)

Questions

What does parainfectious mean?: Of or relating to parainfection.
Where does parainfectious come from?: From para- + infectious.

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