AUTOINOCULATION

Etymology

Noun

autoinoculation (countable and uncountable, plural autoinoculations)

inoculation into oneself (as of modified cells)

(pathology) The spread of a disease to another part of the body via inoculation

Source: Wiktionary


Au`to-in*oc`u*la"tion, n. [Auto-+ inoculation.] (Med.)

Definition: Inoculation of a person with virus from his own body.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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OBLIGATE

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