- inoculation of a patient with a vaccine prepared from microorganisms from the patient's own body
- a spreading of infection from one part to other parts in the body
autoinoculation
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autoinoculation
noun
- Inoculation with a vaccine made from microorganisms obtained from the recipient's own body.
- An infection caused by a disease that has spread from a different part of the body.
Related Forms:
- au′to·in·oc′u·la·ble
adjective
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural autoinoculations)
- inoculation into oneself (as of modified cells)
Origin
auto- + inoculation
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autoinoculation - Medical Definition
n.
- Inoculation with a vaccine made from microorganisms obtained from the recipient's own body.
- An infection caused by a disease that has spread from a different part of the body.
Related Forms:
- au′to·in·oc′u·la·ble
adj.
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