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单词 opportunistic
释义

opportunistic

[ op-er-too-nis-tik, -tyoo- ]
/ ˌɒp ər tuˈnɪs tɪk, -tyu- /
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adjective

adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
Pathology.
  1. (of a microorganism) causing disease only under certain conditions, as when a person's immune system is impaired.
  2. (of a disease or infection) caused by such an organism: Pneumocystis pneumonia is an opportunistic disease that often strikes victims of AIDS.

Origin of opportunistic

First recorded in 1890–95; opportunist + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM opportunistic

op·por·tun·is·ti·cal·ly, adverbun·op·por·tun·is·tic, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH opportunistic

opportune, opportunistic

Words nearby opportunistic

opponency, opponent, opportune, opportunism, opportunist, opportunistic, opportunistic infection, opportunity, opportunity cost, opportunity shop, opposable
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British Dictionary definitions for opportunistic

opportunistic
/ (ˌɒpətjʊˈnɪstɪk) /

adjective

of or characterized by opportunism
med (of an infection) caused by any microorganism that is harmless to a healthy person but debilitates a person whose immune system has been weakened by disease or drug treatment

Derived forms of opportunistic

opportunistically, adverb
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Medical definitions for opportunistic

opportunistic
[ ŏp′ər-tōō-nĭstĭk ]

adj.

Of or relating to an organism capable of causing disease only in a host whose resistance is lowered.
Of or relating to a disease caused by an opportunistic organism.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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