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opportunistic
[ op-er-too-nis-tik, -tyoo- ]
adjective
- adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
- Pathology.
- (of a microorganism) causing disease only under certain conditions, as when a person's immune system is impaired.
- (of a disease or infection) caused by such an organism:
Pneumocystis pneumonia is an opportunistic disease that often strikes victims of AIDS.
opportunistic
/ ˌɒəʊˈɪɪ /
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
- ˌDZǰٳˈԾپ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- DZpǰ·ٳܲ·t·· adverb
- ܲo·ǰ·ٳܲ·t adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of opportunistic1
Example Sentences
A measles infection temporarily suppresses the immune system, Mina said, and it was long assumed that opportunistic infections around the time of the illness were the result of that short-term suppression.
But Emma Orr's opportunistic score brought the visitors back within touching at half-time.
"It's a very wrong thing to do, and opportunistic and somewhat cynical," he added.
California’s black bears are clever, resourceful and opportunistic.
She says the police decided it was an opportunistic rather than planned attack and it is not clear what penalty, if any, they faced.
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