autoinfection

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Synonyms: auto-infection, auto infection, agroinfection, autoreinfection, autoinfections

Antonyms: auto-infection, auto infection, agroinfection, autoreinfection, autoinfections

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Noun

1. 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.

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