infectiousness

infectiousness
infectious ADJECTIVE 1) (of a disease or disease-causing organism) liable to be transmitted through the environment. 2) liable to spread infection. 3) likely to spread to or influence others.
DERIVATIVES infectiously adverb infectiousness noun.

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  • Infectiousness — In*fec tious*ness, n. The quality of being infectious. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • infectiousness — noun see infectious …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • infectiousness — See infectiously. * * * …   Universalium

  • infectiousness — noun The state or condition of being infectious …   Wiktionary

  • infectiousness — The state or quality of being infectious. SYN: infectiosity. * * * in·fec·tious·ness (in fekґshəs nis) infectivity …   Medical dictionary

  • infectiousness — in fec·tious·ness || ɪn fekʃəsnɪs n. being communicable, being transferable, being infectious (of a disease, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • infectiousness — in·fec·tious·ness …   English syllables

  • infectiousness — See: infectious …   English dictionary

  • infectiousness — noun see infectious …   Useful english dictionary

  • Infectious disease — Classification and external resources A false colored electron micrograph shows a malaria sporozoite migrating through the midgut epithelia. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

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