contagious+disease
51contagious — /kənˈteɪdʒəs / (say kuhn tayjuhs) adjective 1. communicable to other individuals by physical contact, as a disease. 2. carrying or spreading a disease. 3. tending to spread from one to another: panic is contagious. {Middle English, from Late… …
52contagious — adj. 1 a (of a person) likely to transmit disease by contact. b (of a disease) transmitted in this way. 2 (of emotions, reactions, etc.) likely to affect others (contagious enthusiasm). Phrases and idioms: contagious abortion brucellosis of… …
53Disease — Human disease redirects here. For the Slayer song, see Soundtrack to the Apocalypse. Flare up redirects here. For the Transformers character, see Flareup (Transformers). Medical condition redirects here. For the descriptive terminology using… …
54disease — diseasedly, adv. diseasedness, n. /di zeez /, n., v., diseased, diseasing. n. 1. a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection,… …
55contagious — Relating to contagion; communicable or transmissible by contact with the sick or their fresh secretions or excretions. * * * con·ta·gious jəs adj 1) communicable by contact <tuberculosis in the contagious stage> compare INFECTIOUS …
56disease — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ obscure, rare ▪ dangerous, serious ▪ mild ▪ acute …
57communicable disease — contagious disease; = infectious disease any disease that can be transmitted from one person to another. This may occur by direct physical contact, by common handling of an object that has picked up infective microorganisms (see fomes), through a …
58contagious abortion — noun Date: 1910 a contagious or infectious disease (as a brucellosis) of domestic animals characterized by abortion …
59contagious — adjective /kənˈteɪdʒəs/ a) Of a disease, easily transmitted to others. b) Of a fashion, laughter, etc., easily passed on to others. Syn: catching, infectious Ant: non contagious …
60contagious ecthyma — an endemic infectious disease of sheep and goats caused by a poxvirus, characterized by the development on non–wool bearing areas, especially the lips and oral mucosa, of an erythematous vesiculopustular eruption, the lesions of which may… …
