- preinfective
- \\“+\ adjective
Etymology: pre- + infective: insufficiently mature to produce infection — used especially of helminth larvae
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
preinfective
Look at other dictionaries:
preinfective — pre·infective … English syllables
acanthella — An intermediate larva stage of Acanthocephala, formed within the arthropod host; a preinfective, nonencysted stage leading to the infective cystacanth. [G. akantha, thorn, spine] … Medical dictionary
