infectobesity
n.— «Dhurandar found that AD-36 causes obesity in chickens and rats, and that some obese people also carry this virus. (He coined the term “infectobesity.”)» —“Possible Virus X….?” by Melissa Wenner She Blinded Me With Science! (New York City) Feb. 22, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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