autoinoculation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

auto- +‎ inoculation

Noun[edit]

autoinoculation (countable and uncountable, plural autoinoculations)

  1. inoculation into oneself (as of modified cells)
  2. (pathology) The spread of a disease to another part of the body via inoculation

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