🔄 Synonyms of "Superbug"
2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bemisia tabacinoun | a strain accidentally imported into florida from the middle east then spread to california where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias |
| poinsettia strainnoun | a strain accidentally imported into florida from the middle east then spread to california where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Superbug"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bemisia tabacinoun | a strain accidentally imported into florida from the middle east then spread to california where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias |
| poinsettia strainnoun | a strain accidentally imported into florida from the middle east then spread to california where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettias |
| supermicrobenoun | A (typically synthetic) microbe that is resistant to many viruses |
| mrgnnoun | (microbiology, medicine) Initialism of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacterium, any of a group of bacteria responsible for serious infections. |
| antibiotypenoun | (microbiology) A set of organisms that are resistant to a particular antibiotic. |
| supervirusnoun | A virus that is particularly powerful or resistant to treatment. |
| antibioresistancenoun | resistance to the effects of an antibiotic |
| enterococcusnoun | (bacteriology) Any of a group of streptococci bacteria, of the genus Enterococcus, that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract and have great resistance to antibiotics |
| mdr tbnoun | Alternative form of MDR-TB. |
| microbenoun | (microbiology) Any microorganism; (loosely, nonscientifically) especially, a harmful bacterium. |
| conan the bacteriumnoun | (informal) The bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans, which is highly resistant to various stresses (especially radiation). |
| susceptibilitynoun | The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability. |
| superimmunitynoun | (medicine) The state of being exceptionally resistant to disease. |
| suprainfectionnoun | (medicine) Infection acquired as a consequence of disruption of the normal microbiome, secondary to antibiotic use. |
| vaccine escapenoun | (medicine) Mutation of a pathogen to a point where it is no longer recognized and counteracted by existing vaccines. |
| andromeda strainnoun | Any microorganism whose release and spread could cause a public health catastrophe. |
| infectionistnoun | (rare, medicine) An infectious disease specialist. |
| phagotypenoun | A strain of bacterium that is sensitive to a certain bacteriophage. |
| superspreadernoun | (epidemiology) A person infected with a pathogen who is responsible for spreading it to many other people. |
| bacteriotoxinnoun | Any toxin produced by a bacterium |
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