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autoinfection

[ aw-toh-in-fek-shuhn ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. reinfection by a pathogen that is already in the body.
  2. infection caused by transfer of a pathogen from one part of the body to another.


autoinfection

/ ˌɔːtəʊɪnˈfɛkʃən /

noun

  1. infection by a pathogenic agent already within the body or infection transferred from one part of the body to another
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of autoinfection1

First recorded in 1900–05; auto- 1 + infection

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