what does opportunistic infection mean?

OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION as NOUN

Meaning
- any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans
- occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs)
Hypernyms(s) opportunistic infection is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- infection (what does infection mean?)
Hyponym(s)
- aspergillosis (what does aspergillosis mean?)