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.
Definition of autoinfective in US English:
autoinfective
adjectiveˌɔːtəʊɪnˈfɛktɪv
Biology Medicine
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.