autoinoculation

autoinoculation
A secondary infection originating from a focus of infection already present in the body.

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au·to·in·oc·u·la·tion -in-.äk-yə-'lā-shən n
1) inoculation with vaccine prepared from material from one's own body
2) spread of infection from one part to other parts of the same body

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n.
the accidental transfer of inoculated material from one site in the body to another. Following vaccination against smallpox, for example, satellite lesions may occur around the site of inoculation. Sometimes the conjunctiva is affected.

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au·to·in·oc·u·la·tion (aw″to-in-okґu-la″shən) [auto- + inoculation] inoculation with microorganisms from one's own body.

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  • autoinoculation — autoinoculable /aw toh i nok yeuh leuh beuhl/, adj. autoinoculability, n. /aw toh i nok yeuh lay sheuhn/, n. inoculation of a healthy part with an infective agent from a diseased part of the same body. [AUTO 1 + INOCULATION] * * * …   Universalium

  • autoinoculation — n. inoculation from within the body …   English contemporary dictionary

  • autoinoculation — au·to·inoculation …   English syllables

  • autoinoculation — n. the accidental transfer of inoculated material from one site in the body to another. Following vaccination against smallpox, for example, satellite lesions may occur around the site of inoculation. Sometimes the conjunctiva is affected …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • autoinoculation — au•to•in•oc•u•la•tion [[t]ˌɔ toʊ ɪˌnɒk yəˈleɪ ʃən[/t]] n. pat inoculation with a vaccine prepared from a pathogen within a person s own body • Etymology: 1870–75 …   From formal English to slang

  • autoinoculation — “+ noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary aut + inoculation 1. : inoculation of an individual with vaccine prepared from material from his own body 2. : spread of infection from one part to other parts of the same body * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • АУТОИНОКУЛЯЦИЯ — (autoinoculation) перенос инокулированного материала из одного участка человеческого организма в другой. Например, после вакцинации против натуральной оспы вокруг места инокуляции могут развиться сопутствующие очаги поражения. Иногда поражается… …   Толковый словарь по медицине

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