autoinfection
autoinfection · autoinfections
The infection of a primary host with a parasite, particularly a helminth, in such a…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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From auto- + infection.From auto- + infection.
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Forms
plural: autoinfections| Singular | autoinfection |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedautoinfect
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable