Medical Definition of Autoreinfection

1. 1. Reinfection by microbes or parasitic organisms on or within the body that have already passed through an infective cycle, such as a succession of boils, or a new infective cycle with production of a new generation of larvae and adults, as by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis or the cestode Hymenolepsis nana. 2. Self-infection by direct contagion as with parasite eggs passed in the infectious state transmitted by fingernails (anal-oral route), as with the pinworm, Enterobius vermicularis. Synonym: autoreinfection, self-infection. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Autoreinfection

autoreferentially
autorefresh
autoregister
autoregistered
autoregistering
autoregistration
autoregression
autoregressive
autoregulate
autoregulated
autoregulates
autoregulating
autoregulation
autoregulatory
autoregulatory loop
autoreinfection (current term)
autorenewal
autorepeat
autoreply
autoreproduction
autoresonance
autoresponder
autoresponders
autoresponse
autoreverse
autorhythmic
autorick
autoricks
autorickshaw
autorickshaws

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