autoinoculation

[aw-toh-i-nok-yuh-ley-shuhn]

au·to·in·oc·u·la·tion

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

Origin:
auto-1 + inoculation

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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Autoinoculation has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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autoinoculation (ˌɔːtəʊɪˌnɒkjʊˈleɪʃən)
 
n
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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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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