GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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opportunistic adj.
1. taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit; practising opportunism. [wns=1]
Syn. -- opportunist, timeserving.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. (Med.) Causing disease only when the immune system of the host has been weakened, or other damage to the host provides special opportunity for invasion; -- of microorganisms or infectious diseases; as, “opportunistic pathogens may infect a burn site; AIDS predisposes a patient to opportunistic infection”.
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