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Definition of Autoinfection
1. n. Poisoning caused by a virus that originates and develops in the organism itself.
Definition of Autoinfection
1. Noun. 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. ¹
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Definition of Autoinfection
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Autoinfection
1. 1. Reinfection by microbes or parasitic organisms on or within the body that have already passed through an infective cycle, such as a succession of boils, or a new infective cycle with production of a new generation of larvae and adults, as by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis or the cestode Hymenolepsis nana. 2. Self-infection by direct contagion as with parasite eggs passed in the infectious state transmitted by fingernails (anal-oral route), as with the pinworm, Enterobius vermicularis. Synonym: autoreinfection, self-infection. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Autoinfection
Literary usage of Autoinfection
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ophthalmic Record: A Monthly Review of the Progress of Ophthalmology (1900)
"THE ETIOLOGICAL RELATION OF autoinfection AND AUTOINTOXICATION TO DISEASES OF
... But to this, add autoinfection of the parts whose vital defenses have been ..."
2. Principles and practice of obstetrics by Joseph Bolivar De Lee (1918)
"autoinfection.—As our knowledge of the subject grew and our preventive measures
became more and more successful, there appeared those who declared that all ..."
3. A Manual of Zoology by Richard Hertwig (1912)
"146, 2) divides inside the infected cell into many cells (3, 4, 8); these separate,
infect other cells and begin growth and division anew (autoinfection). ..."
4. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1900)
"Besides the question as to when and how pyogenic bacteria become pathogenic in
the puerperal state, we have also to consider the question of autoinfection. ..."
5. The Prophylaxis and Treatment of Internal Disease: Designed for the Use of by Frederick Forchheimer (1910)
"To prevent transmission and autoinfection the most scrupulous cleanliness of the
anus and vulva, as well as of the hands of the patient, is demanded. ..."
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