The precise type of opportunistic infection (bacterial, viral, fungal, or protozoan/parasitic) that occurs depends on the type and extent of immunologic alteration, whether it is cellular, humoral, phagocytic, or a combined defect; and on organisms present inside and outside the body.
Definition of clammy. clammier. ; clammiest. 1 : being damp, soft, sticky, and usually cool cold clammy hands clammy air. 2 : lacking normal human warmth the clammy atmosphere of an institution.
The noun CLAM has 3 senses: 1. burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness. 2. a piece of paper money worth one dollar. 3. flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams. Familiarity information: CLAM used as a noun is uncommon.yponyms (each of the following is a kind of clam): long-neck clam; Mya arenaria; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam (an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe).