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autoinoculability

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au⋅to⋅in⋅oc⋅u⋅la⋅tion

  [aw-toh-i-nok-yuh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun
inoculation of a healthy part with an infective agent from a diseased part of the same body.
Origin:
auto- 1 + inoculation

Related forms:
au⋅to⋅in⋅oc⋅u⋅la⋅ble  [aw-toh-i-nok-yuh-luh-buhl] , adjective
au⋅to⋅in⋅oc⋅u⋅la⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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Main Entry: au·to·in·oc·u·la·tion
Pronunciation: -in-"äk-y&-'lA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : inoculation with vaccine prepared from material from one's own body
2 : spread of infection from one part to other parts of the same body
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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autoinoculation au·to·in·oc·u·la·tion (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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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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