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adjective
1.
adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
2.
Pathology.
a.
(of a microorganism) causing disease only under certain conditions, as when a person's immune system is impaired.
b.
(of a disease or infection) caused by such an organism: Pneumocystis pneumonia is an opportunistic disease that often strikes victims of AIDS.
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opportunistic op·por·tun·is·tic (ŏp'ər-t&oomacr;-nĭs'tĭk, -ty&oomacr;-)
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.
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