Term: opportunistic infection: any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs)
Candidate hypernym: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) → 1
Candidate hypernym: dactylopterus: a genus of Dactylopteridae → 0
Candidate hypernym: earned run average: (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched → 0
Candidate hypernym: drupelet: a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe → 0
Candidate hypernym: bottom: a cargo ship → 0
Candidate hypernym: video digitizing: the process of capturing and converting and storing video images for use by a computer → 0
Candidate hypernym: geastraceae: a family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales → 0
Candidate hypernym: boiling water reactor: a nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderator; the water boils in the reactor core and the steam produced can drive a steam turbine → 0
Candidate hypernym: cockchafer: any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult → 0
Candidate hypernym: laryngotracheobronchitis: inflammation of the larynx and trachea and bronchial passageways → 0
Candidate hypernym: ophthalmectomy: surgical removal of an eye → 0