parainfectious

English

Etymology

para- +‎ infectious

Adjective

parainfectious (comparative more parainfectious, superlative most parainfectious)

1. Of or relating to parainfection.
2. Accompanying, but not caused by, an infection.
   • 2009, Myron Yanoff, Jay S. Duker, James J. Augsburger, Ophthalmology, page 965:

     Parainfectious optic neuritis typically follows the onset of a viral infection by 1-3 weeks, but it also can occur as a postvaccination phenomenon.