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Meaning of autoinfective in English:

autoinfective

Pronunciation /ˌɔːtəʊɪnˈfɛktɪv/

adjective

Medicine Biology

Or of relating to autoinfection; causing autoinfection.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Practitioner: a monthly journal of therapeutics and public health. From auto- + infective, after autoinfection.

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