# transinfection

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The infection of one host with a bacterium or virus taken from another, often using microinjection, in order to study the different roles of host and infected species

## Etymology
From trans- + infection.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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