subpassage
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editsubpassage (countable and uncountable, plural subpassages)
- The passage (movement) of a strain of microorganism through the gut of an animal in order to increase its virulence.
- (countable) A passage of text forming part of a larger passage.
Verb
editsubpassage (third-person singular simple present subpassages, present participle subpassaging, simple past and past participle subpassaged)
- To perform a subpassage.