subpassage

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English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ passage.

Noun

subpassage (countable and uncountable, plural subpassages)

  1. The passage (movement) of a strain of microorganism through the gut of an animal in order to increase its virulence.
  2. (countable) A passage of text forming part of a larger passage.

Verb

subpassage (third-person singular simple present subpassages, present participle subpassaging, simple past and past participle subpassaged)

  1. To perform a subpassage.