"autoinfection" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: autoinfections [plural]
Etymology: auto- + infection Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|auto|infection}} auto- + infection Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} autoinfection (countable and uncountable, plural autoinfections)
  1. The infection of a primary host with a parasite, particularly a helminth, in such a way that the complete life cycle of the parasite happens in a single organism, without the involvement of another host. Wikipedia link: autoinfection Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: autoinfect Translations (Translations): autoinfekcja [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-autoinfection-en-noun-6LKkVJEZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with auto-

Inflected forms

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