autoinoculation [aw-toh-i-nok-yuh-ley-shuh n] WORD ORIGIN noun inoculation of a healthy part with an infective agent from a diseased part of the same body. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of autoinoculation auto-1 + inoculation Related formsau·to·in·oc·u·la·ble [aw-toh-i-nok-yuh-luh-buh l] /ˌɔ toʊ ɪˈnɒk yə lə bəl/, adjectiveau·to·in·oc·u·la·bil·i·ty, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 British Dictionary definitions for autoinoculation autoinoculation noun the inoculation of microorganisms (esp viruses) from one part of the body into another, usually in the form of a vaccine Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 autoinoculation in Medicine autoinoculation [ô′tō-ĭ-nŏk′yə-lā′shən] n. A secondary infection originating from the site of an infection already present in the body. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.