See Also: opportunistic(dictionary)
Opportunistic(medicine)
opportunistic pathogen(medicine)
Opportunistic infections(medicine)
aids-related opportunistic infections(medicine)
shop(1)(dictionary)
shop(2)(dictionary)
Shop(money)
SHOP(finance)
cop shop(dictionary)

shop-soiled (oh) and Opportunistic (medicine)


shop-soiled (oh)



adj BrE
a product that is shop-soiled is slightly damaged or dirty because it has been in a shop for a long time
American Equivalent: shopworn
::shop-soiled goods
an idea that is shop-soiled is no longer interesting because it has been discussed many times before
American Equivalent: shopworn
::the same old shop-soiled arguments

Opportunistic (medicine)


opportunistic


1. <microbiology> Denoting a microorganism that does not ordinarily cause disease but that, under certain circumstances (for example impaired immune responses resulting from Other disease or drug treatment), becomes pathogenic.

2. <disease> Denoting a disease or infection caused by such an organism.