HyperDic: cross_infection

English > 1 sense of the expression *cross infection*:
NOUN	state	cross infection, nonsocial infection	an infection that is acquired at a hospital or other healthcare facility

English > *cross infection*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	An infection that is acquired at a hospital or other healthcare facility.
Synonym	nonsocial infection
Broader	infection	The pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms