Advertisement
Advertisement
infectious
[ in-fek-shuhs ]
adjective
- communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another:
infectious diseases.
Synonyms:
- causing or communicating infection.
- tending to spread from one to another:
infectious laughter.
- Law. capable of contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure or forfeiture.
- Obsolete. diseased.
infectious
/ ɪˈɛʃə /
adjective
- (of a disease) capable of being transmitted Compare contagious
- (of a disease) caused by microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, or protozoa
- causing or transmitting infection
- tending or apt to spread, as from one person to another
infectious mirth
- international law
- tainting or capable of tainting with illegality
- rendering liable to seizure or forfeiture
infectious
- Capable of causing infection.
- See Note at contagious
Derived Forms
- ˈڱپdzܲԱ, noun
- ˈڱپdzܲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·ڱtdzܲ· adverb
- ·ڱtdzܲ·Ա noun
- ԴDzi·ڱtdzܲ adjective
- non·ڱtdzܲ· adverb
- non·ڱtdzܲ·Ա noun
- ܲi·ڱtdzܲ adjective
- un·ڱtdzܲ· adverb
- un·ڱtdzܲ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of infectious1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Measles has been confirmed in a Los Angeles County resident who recently returned from Texas, a state that is in the midst of an outbreak of the highly infectious disease, health officials said Friday.
But none would be as likely to come roaring back as measles, far and away the most infectious of the bunch.
She said Leah was a "happy-go-lucky person with a gorgeous, infectious smile".
But about three quarters of all human infectious diseases are zoonotic, including the majority of novel epidemics and pandemics in recent years, and there's overlap with the issue of thawing permafrost.
Foot and mouth disease is a highly infectious virus which causes blisters inside an animal's mouth and under their hooves, and can cause lameness and problems feeding.
Advertisement
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse