postviral

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Etymology

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post- +‎ viral

Adjective

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postviral (not comparable)

  1. (medicine, virology) Following a viral infection.
    • 2009 July 16, Kristina Peterson, “College Athletes Stuck With the Bill After Injuries”, in New York Times[1]:
      Her symptoms were later diagnosed as postviral myositis, a muscular inflammation that can cause weakness and pain.

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