autoinfection
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au·to·in·fec·tion
(ô'tō-ĭn-fĕk'shən) 
n.
Infection, such as recurrent boils, caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites that persist on or in the body.
n.
Infection, such as recurrent boils, caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites that persist on or in the body.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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au·to·in·fec·tion
(ô'tō-ĭn-fĕk'shən)
n.
n.
- Reinfection by microbes or parasitic organisms that are present on or within the body.
- Self-infection by direct contact with a contagious agent, as with parasite eggs in the infectious state transmitted by fingernails. Also called autoreinfection.
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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autoinfection
Spread of an infection from part of the body to another.
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