interference

interference definition - medical

in·ter·fer·ence (ĭnˌtər-fîrˈəns)

noun
  1. The variation of wave amplitude that occurs when waves of the same or nearly the same frequency come together.
  2. The condition in which infection of a cell by one virus prevents superinfection by another virus.
  3. The condition in which superinfection by a second virus prevents effects that would result from infection by either virus alone, even though both viruses persist.

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