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Meaning of "reinfection" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REINFECTION

reinfection  [ˌriːɪnˈfekʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REINFECTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Reinfection is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REINFECTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of reinfection in the English dictionary

The definition of reinfection in the dictionary is the act or an instance of infecting or contaminating again.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REINFECTION


action
ˈækʃən
annexion
əˈnekʃən
attraction
əˈtrækʃən
auction
ˈɔːkʃən
collection
kəˈlɛkʃən
connection
kəˈnɛkʃən
cross-section
ˈkrɒsˌsekʃən
deselection
ˌdiːsɪˈlekʃən
disinfection
ˌdɪsɪnˈfekʃən
dissection
dɪˈsekʃən
genuflection
ˌdʒenjʊˈflekʃən
inflexion
ɪnˈflekʃən
insection
ɪnˈsekʃən
microdissection
ˈmaɪkrəʊdɪˈsekʃən
preselection
ˌpriːsɪˈlekʃən
reconnection
ˌriːkəˈnekʃən
reinjection
ˌriːɪnˈdʒekʃən
rejection
rɪˈdʒekʃən
subcollection
ˌsʌbkəˈlekʃən
transection
trænˈsekʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REINFECTION

reinduct
reindustrialise
reindustrialize
reinette
reinfect
reinfestation
reinflame
reinflate
reinflation
reinforce
reinforceable
reinforced
reinforced concrete
reinforced plastic
reinforcement
reinforcements
reinforcer
reinform
reinfund
reinfuse

WORDS THAT END LIKE REINFECTION

accreditation
correction
course of action
detection
direction
election
fiction
function
inspection
instruction
interaction
introduction
out of action
production
protection
reaction
reduction
satisfaction
section
selection
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of reinfection in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «reinfection» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REINFECTION

Find out the translation of reinfection to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of reinfection from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «reinfection» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

再感染
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reinfección
570 millions of speakers

English

reinfection
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुनर्संक्रमण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإصابة مرة أخرى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

переинфекция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

reinfecção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আবার সংক্রমণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

réinfection
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Reinfeksi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Reinfektion
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

再感染
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재감염
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reinfeksi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tái nhiễm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மறுதாக்குதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुनरुज्जीवन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yeniden bulaşma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reinfezione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

reinfekcja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

переінфекція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

reinfectare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επαναμόλυνση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

herinfektering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

återinfektion
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

reinfeksjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of reinfection

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REINFECTION»

The term «reinfection» is regularly used and occupies the 64.335 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REINFECTION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «reinfection» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «reinfection» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about reinfection

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REINFECTION»

Discover the use of reinfection in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to reinfection and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Schistosomiasis
The Kenyan study was carried out on a cohort of 140 infected individuals who were treated and then examined for reinfection over the next three years. Reinfection was strongly age-dependent, with little reinfection occurring in individuals ...
Adel A. F. Mahmoud, 2001
2
Vitamin A Supplementation Reduces Reinfection with Ascaris ...
Vitamin A deficiency and intestinal parasitism coexist in developing countries.
Leslie G. Payne, 2006
3
Viral Infections of Humans: Epidemiology and Control
561 In fact, the pulmonary infiltrations were less in animals with passive antibody than in those without; however, animals with primary infection in the presence of passive antibody had significantly greater infiltrate at the time of reinfection.
Alfred S. Evans, Richard A. Kaslow, 1997
4
Living with HIV: A Patient's Guide
But until recently, the proof of reinfection was scare. With emerging data confirming what scientists have suspected for years, preventing HIV reinfection has become a new focus of prevention specialists around the country. HIV reinfection ...
Mark Cichocki, RN, 2009
5
Parasitism and Host Behaviour
The profile of reinfection after treatment exhibits the expected convex pattern. However, separating the age- reinfection data on the basis of water contact or exposure reveals that the relationship between infection and exposure is complex ...
C F Barnard, 2002
6
Pregnancy at Risk Current Concepts, (FOGSI)
Reinfection Reinfection with rubella is a real but uncommon threat to the fetus. Persons vaccinated with rubella vaccine can get reinfected after exposure to the wild virus. A number of isolated instances of CRS after immunization of the mother ...
Krishna, 2001
7
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Reinfection with RSV It has been known for many years that RSV can repeatedly reinfect individuals, although overall it appears that second and subsequent infections are generally less severe than the primary infection (Henderson et al.,  ...
‎2006
8
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapy of Helicobacter Pylori ...
H. pylori reinfection rates in different geographic regions Country Patients Follow- up Reinfection rate Group (first author) n years % 1Children aged 1–18 years, median 12 years. Incidence of H. pylori Reinfection The H. pylori reinfection rate is ...
C. Scarpignato, Gabriele Bianchi Porro, 1999
9
Tumor Virus Infections: Advances in Research and Treatment: ...
University of Montreal: Human papillomavirus infection and reinfection in adult women: the role of sexual activity and natural immunity A new study, 'Human papillomavirus infection and reinfection in adult women: the role of sexual activity and ...
‎2012
10
Antituberculosis Chemotherapy
endogenous reactivation rather than exogenous reinfection with a circulating strain. The most significant limitation of the above methodology remains the sensitivity of the respective methods for detecting the presence of different strains within ...
Peter R. Donald, Paul D. Van Helden, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REINFECTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term reinfection is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hand washing, nail clipping reduce intestinal reinfection rates
Data showed significant improvement in the health of all intervention participants. Children in both hand-washing groups were reinfected with parasites at a rate ... «Healio, Jun 15»
2
Reinfection after hepatitis C cure: prevention may require long-term …
Reinfection rates after hepatitis C cure among people who inject drugs, as well as past drug users, are relatively low, according to findings from studies from ... «aidsmap, Jun 15»
3
Civacir immune globulin may help prevent HCV reinfection after liver …
Effective direct-acting antiviral therapy that leads to sustained virological response can prevent reinfection, but people receiving antiviral treatment at the time of ... «aidsmap, May 15»
4
A Turning Point for Ebola? Possible Reinfection?
Although the global response to the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has been too slow and too small, this week may be a critical time in turning the tide, one ... «Medscape, Oct 14»
5
Hog industry braces for PED re-infection
But because PED remains in a hog's intestinal tract and sheds easily into the environment, veterinarians have anticipated a 20 to 30 per cent reinfection rate ... «Alberta Express, Jun 14»
6
TB relapse occurs sooner after treatment than reinfection
Researchers have identified trends distinguishing endogenous reactivation of tuberculosis and exogenous reinfection with tuberculosis in patients with recurrent ... «Healio, Apr 14»
7
Reinfection: Does It Limit HCV Treatment as Prevention?
We are here in New York at the International Conference on Viral Hepatitis to have a discussion about reinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and whether this ... «Medscape, Apr 14»
8
Chlamydia Can Live in Your Gut And Reinfect You After You're Cured
But new research suggests that for some people, curing chlamydia doesn't prevent reinfection, even if they're not exposed to it again. Apparently the disease ... «Smithsonian, Feb 14»
9
Debilitating Virus Infects Island Paradise
The good news is that scientists believe that once a person is exposed to chikungunya, the bite provides natural lifelong immunity against reinfection. Rights & ... «Scientific American, Dec 13»
10
HCV reinfection is common among HIV-positive gay men in Europe
Patrick Ingiliz from the Medical Centre for Infectious Diseases and fellow investigators with the NEAT Study Group looked at rates of HCV reinfection amongst ... «aidsmap, Oct 13»

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