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adjective
- 1. (of a disease or disease-causing organism) liable to be transmitted to people, organisms, etc. through the environment: "outbreaks of infectious diseases" Similar
- 2. likely to spread or influence others in a rapid manner: "a loud infectious laugh" Similar
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able to pass a disease from one person, animal, or plant to another: an infectious patient. After the 21-day isolation period, Ebola survivors are no longer infectious. C2. Something that is infectious has an effect on everyone who is present and makes them want to join in: an infectious laugh. infectious enthusiasm.
The meaning of INFECTIOUS is producing or capable of producing infection. How to use infectious in a sentence. What is the Difference Between contagious and infectious?
Something that's infectious spreads easily, like infectious cold germs that might be left on a door handle — anyone who touches it might get sick. If your mother tells you the cut on your knee looks infectious, you'd better go to the doctor.
Infectious definition: communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another. See examples of INFECTIOUS used in a sentence.
Definition of infectious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(of a disease) able to be passed from one person, animal, or plant to another: an infectious disease. C2. able to pass a disease from one person, animal, or plant to another: an infectious patient. After the 21-day isolation period, Ebola survivors are no longer infectious. C2.
INFECTIOUS definition: 1. An infectious disease can be passed from one person to another. 2. Infectious laughter or…. Learn more.
adj. 1. (Medicine) (of a disease) capable of being transmitted. Compare contagious. 2. (Pathology) (of a disease) caused by microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, or protozoa. 3. (Medicine) causing or transmitting infection. 4. tending or apt to spread, as from one person to another: infectious mirth. 5. (Law) international law.
INFECTIOUS meaning: 1 : capable of causing infection; 2 : capable of being passed to someone else by germs that enter the body.
infectious meaning, definition, what is infectious: an infectious illness can be passed from...: Learn more.
