autoinfection

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounautoinfection (countable and uncountable, plural autoinfections)

plural autoinfections

  1. countableuncountableThe 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.

Origin

From auto- + infection.

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Translations

Polish autoinfekcja
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APA

autoinfection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoinfection

MLA

“autoinfection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoinfection. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoinfection,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoinfection.

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