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)
Broader: infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms | Unrelated: hair stroke: a very fine line in writing or printing
Broader: infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms | Unrelated: ellipse: a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it
Broader: infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms | Unrelated: mu: the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet
Broader: infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms | Unrelated: box: evergreen shrubs or small trees
Broader: infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms | Unrelated: raspberry: woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
Broader: infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms | Unrelated: aqueous humor: the limpid fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens
Broader: infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms | Unrelated: slipknot: a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made
Broader: infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms | Unrelated: oenanthe: poisonous herbs: water dropworts
Broader: infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms | Unrelated: sheepwalk: farm devoted to raising sheep
Broader: infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms | Unrelated: mapmaking: the making of maps and charts