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cross-infection

noun
🔊/ˈkrɒs ɪnfekʃn/
🔊/ˈkrɔːs ɪnfekʃn/
[uncountable] (medical医学)
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  1. an occasion an infection is passed to somebody who has a different infection or to a different species of animal or plant交叉感染
    • The hospital is taking measures to reduce the risk of cross-infection.医院正在采取措施降低交叉感染的风险。