opportunistic infection

Arabic translation: عدوى انتهازية

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English term or phrase:opportunistic infection
Arabic translation:عدوى انتهازية
Entered by: Dikran

17:05 Feb 24, 2004
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / HIV or AIDS related diseases
English term or phrase: opportunistic infection
An infection by a microorganism that normally does not cause disease but becomes pathogenic when the body's immune system is impaired and unable to fight off infection.
Dikran
Local time: 13:58
عدوى انتهازية
Explanation:
أو تجرثم انتهازي

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Note added at 2004-02-24 17:08:28 (GMT)
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في سوريا، يُطلق على التجرثم لفظ الخمج، فيقال خمج انتهازي
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Fuad Yahya
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5 +4عدوى انتهازية
Fuad Yahya
4 +1العدوى الكامنة
Abdelazim Abdelazim


  

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عدوى انتهازية


Explanation:
أو تجرثم انتهازي

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Note added at 2004-02-24 17:08:28 (GMT)
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في سوريا، يُطلق على التجرثم لفظ الخمج، فيقال خمج انتهازي

Fuad Yahya
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shazly
4 mins

agree  Sami Khamou
15 mins

agree  Mohammed Abdelhady
1 day 2 hrs

agree  AhmedAMS
86 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
العدوى الكامنة


Explanation:
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Abdelazim Abdelazim
Local time: 19:58
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shazly: An infection caused by a microbe which a healthy person would be able to fight off. عدوي نتيجة اصابة جهاز المناعة
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