locus of infection

1. 1.

   the specific site in the body where an infection originates

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Questions about locus of infection

What does locus of infection mean?

locus of infection means "the specific site in the body where an infection originates".

Is locus of infection a common word?

locus of infection is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.