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autoinoculation

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autoinoculation /au·to·in·oc·u·la·tion/ (-in-ok″u-la´shun) inoculation with microorganisms from one's own body.
au·to·in·oc·u·la·tion (ôt--nky-lshn)
n.
A secondary infection originating from the site of an infection already present in the body.
autoinoculation
[-inok′yəlā′shən]
Etymology: Gk, autos + L, inoculare, to graft
a secondary infection originating from a focus of infection already present in the body.
autoinoculation [aw″to-ĭ-nok″u-la´shun]
inoculation with microorganisms from one' s own body.
autoinoculation
inoculation of one's own body.
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