transinfection

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noun

The infection of one host with a bacterium or virus taken from another, often using microinjection, in order to study the different roles of host and infected species

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Meanings

nountransinfection (plural transinfections)

plural transinfections

  1. biologyThe infection of one host with a bacterium or virus taken from another, often using microinjection, in order to study the different roles of host and infected species

Origin

From trans- + infection.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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