parainfectious

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English

Etymology

From para- +‎ infectious.

Adjective

parainfectious (comparative more parainfectious, superlative most parainfectious)

  1. Of or relating to parainfection.
  2. Accompanying, but not caused by, an infection.
    • 2009, Myron Yanoff, Jay S. Duker, James J. Augsburger, Ophthalmology, page 965:
      Parainfectious optic neuritis typically follows the onset of a viral infection by 1-3 weeks, but it also can occur as a postvaccination phenomenon.