Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postinfection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
postin-fec-tion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring after an infection

adv

After an infection

noun

An infection that arises after a medical procedure.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English infection English postinfection From post- + infection.

Inflected Forms

postinfections (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

preinfection postinfective

Questions

What does postinfection mean?
Occurring after an infection
Where does postinfection come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English infection English postinfection From post- + infection.

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