parainfectious
English
editEtymology
editpara- + infectious
Adjective
editparainfectious (comparative more parainfectious, superlative most parainfectious)
- Of or relating to parainfection.
- 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.