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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autoinfection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-toin-fec-tion
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From auto- + infection.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

autoinfections (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

autoinfect

Questions

What does autoinfection mean?
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.
Where does autoinfection come from?
From auto- + infection.

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