- retrofection
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see autoinfection.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
retrofection
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retrofection — ret·ro·fec·tion .re trə fek shən n infection with pinworms in which the eggs hatch on the anal skin and mucosa and the larvae migrate up the bowel to the cecum where they mature … Medical dictionary
retrofection — ret·ro·fec·tion … English syllables
retrofection — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈfekshən noun ( s) Etymology: retro + infection : infection with pinworms in which the eggs hatch on the anal skin and mucosa and the larvae migrate up the bowel to the cecum where they mature … Useful english dictionary
