Complete Definition of "infectious"

English

Adjective
en-adj

  1. context|pathology|of an illness transmit|Transmitted from one person to another, usually through the air breathed.
  2. context|of feelings and behaviour Spreading quickly from one person to another.

#: Her enthusiasm for work is really infectious.

  1. context|pathology|of a person Able to infect others.

#: The patient is still infectious.

Synonyms
contagious
catching

Derived terms
infection

Translations
trans-top|of an illness
German: infektiös
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|of feelings and behaviour
German: ansteckend
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|of a person, able to infect others
German: infektiös
trans-mid
trans-bottom

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