noun
droplet nuclei infection
Medical term for infection via tiny airborne particles that remain after larger droplets evaporate.
結核は飛沫核感染で広がることが知られている。
Tuberculosis is known to spread through droplet nuclei infection.
飛沫感染 refers to direct droplet transmission via larger particles, while 飛沫核感染 involves smaller, airborne droplet nuclei that can travel farther and remain suspended longer.
Compound of 飛沫 (droplet), 核 (nucleus), and 感染 (infection), directly translating the English medical term 'droplet nuclei infection'.