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slow infection  
n.  An infection having a long incubation period, as that caused by a slow virus or by a prion.
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Main Entry: slow infection
Pronunciation: 'slO-
Function: noun
: a degenerative disease caused by a slow virus
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slow infection n.
An infection having a long incubation period, as that caused by a slow virus or by a prion.

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