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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesauto-infection
Pronunciation / Transliteration: o-to-ɛ̃-fɛk-sjɔ̃
"L'auto-infection peut survenir en cas de non-respect des règles d'hygiène."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An infection caused by a pathogen already present in the body, typically resulting from the transfer of the infectious agent from one part of the body to another.
"Poor hygiene can lead to autoinfection in patients harboring intestinal parasites." - 2
A condition in which a patient with an existing infection reinfects themselves with the same microorganism.
"The physician noted that secondary skin lesions were the result of autoinfection from scratching."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek prefix 'auto-' meaning 'self' combined with 'infection', originating from Late Latin 'infectio'. The term emerged in the late 19th century within medical terminology to describe reinfection of a host by a pathogen already present within their own body.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Autoinfection" is said worldwide
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auto-infection
Transliteration: o-to-ɛ̃-fɛk-sjɔ̃
"L'auto-infection peut survenir en cas de non-respect des règles d'hygiène."
Autoinfektion
Transliteration: ɔʊtoʊɪnfɛkˈtsi̯oːn
"Eine Autoinfektion tritt auf, wenn sich der Patient selbst wieder ansteckt."
autoinfezione
Transliteration: awtoinfezjoːne
"L'autoinfezione è comune in alcune parassitosi intestinali."
autoinfección
Transliteration: awtoinfekθjon
"La autoinfección por oxiuros puede prolongar la enfermedad."
autoinfecção
Transliteration: awtoj̃fɛsɐ̃w
"O tratamento deve prevenir a autoinfecção do paciente."
स्वानus्रमण
Transliteration: svainfeksiyon
Script: स्वसंक्रमण
"स्वसंक्रमण के कारण बीमारी लंबी हो सकती है।"
自体感染
Transliteration: zìtǐ gǎnrǎn
"注意个人卫生可以防止自体感染。"
자가감염
Transliteration: jaga-gamyeom
"이 기생충은 체내에서 자가감염을 일으킬 수 있습니다."
自家感染
Transliteration: jika kansen
"衛生管理の不徹底は自家感染を引き起こす原因となります。"
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