UNINFECTED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does uninfected mean? 

• UNINFECTED (adjective)
  The adjective UNINFECTED has 1 sense:

1. free from sepsis or infection

  Familiarity information: UNINFECTED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNINFECTED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Free from sepsis or infection

Synonyms:

clean; uninfected

Context example:

a clean (or uninfected) wound

Similar:

antiseptic (thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms)

 Context examples 

Apoptosis of uninfected cells may be induced through the expression of Fas ligand on the surface of HIV-infected cells, stimulating the Fas-dependent apoptotic pathway in cells that come in contact with infected cells.

(HIV-I Nef in Apoptosis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The loss of helper T cells may be caused by HIV-induced apoptosis of both infected and uninfected helper T cells.

(HIV Induced T Cell Apoptosis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

When these males mate with uninfected wild females, the resulting eggs are sterile.

(Mosquitos rendered infertile by biological engineering, SciDev.Net)

These are short pieces of RNA designed and built with specific sequences that interfere with production of key proteins crucial for survival of the virus without interfering with any processes in uninfected cells.

(Lipid Nanoparticle Therapeutic Treats Ebola in Monkeys, NIH)

After seven days, the researchers found that ZIKV had replicated in certain glioblastoma cells and prevented them from multiplying, while the ordinary neural tissue cultures remained largely uninfected.

(Zika virus selectively infects and kills glioblastoma cells in mice, National Institutes of Health)

Because monoclonal antibodies are generally safe, they believe that this antibody cocktail might be appropriate for uninfected pregnant women; because the antibodies will likely cross the placenta, the researchers hope that administration during pregnancy may protect both the pregnant woman and the fetus from Zika virus.

(Monoclonal antibodies against Zika show promise in monkey study, National Institutes of Health)

HIV infection leads to drastic declines in CD4 T helper cells, in part through apoptosis of uninfected cells.

(HIV-I Nef in Apoptosis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)