Medical Dictionary

retrofection

noun ret·ro·fec·tion \ˌre-trə-ˈfek-shən\

Medical Definition of RETROFECTION

:  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

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