autoinfection

noun au·to·in·fec·tion \-in-ˈfek-shən\

Definition of AUTOINFECTION

: reinfection with larvae produced by parasitic worms already in the body

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1879

Medical Dictionary

noun au·to·in·fec·tion \-in-ˈfek-shən\

: reinfection with larvae produced by parasitic worms already in the body—compare hyperinfection

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