autoinoculation

[ aw-toh-i-nok-yuh-ley-shuh n ]
/ ˌɔ toʊ ɪˌnɒk yəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

inoculation of a healthy part with an infective agent from a diseased part of the same body.

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Origin of autoinoculation

auto-1 + inoculation

OTHER WORDS FROM autoinoculation

au·to·in·oc·u·la·ble [aw-toh-i-nok-yuh-luh-buh l] /ˌɔ toʊ ɪˈnɒk yə lə bəl/, adjectiveau·to·in·oc·u·la·bil·i·ty, noun

Words nearby autoinoculation

autoimmune hemolytic anemia, autoimmunization, autoimmunocytopenia, autoinfection, autoinfusion, autoinoculation, autointoxication, autoionization, autoisolysin, autoist, autojumble
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British Dictionary definitions for autoinoculation

autoinoculation
/ (ˌɔːtəʊɪˌnɒkjʊˈleɪʃən) /

noun

the inoculation of microorganisms (esp viruses) from one part of the body into another, usually in the form of a vaccine
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Medical definitions for autoinoculation

autoinoculation
[ ô′tō-ĭ-nŏk′yə-lā′shən ]

n.

A secondary infection originating from the site of an infection already present in the body.
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