See Also: Opportunistic(medicine)
opportunistic(dictionary)
Opportunistic infections(medicine)
opportunistic pathogen(medicine)
aids-related opportunistic infections(medicine)

opportunistic (iou)



opportunistic adjective. L19.
[from OPPORTUNIST + -IC.]
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an opportunist. L19.
J. Carey His method of composition was essentially opportunistic, relying on ideas coming as he wrote.
Ecology. Of a species: especially suited to rapid propagation and dispersal through unexploited or newly formed habitats. M20.
Medicine. Of a fungus or micro-organism: not normally pathogenic except in certain circumstances, as when the body is made vulnerable by other agencies. Of an infection: caused by such an organism. M20.
opportunistically adverb M20.