contagious disease
21contagious — contagiously, adv. contagiousness, contagiosity /keuhn tay jee os i tee/, n. /keuhn tay jeuhs/, adj. 1. capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases. 2. carrying or spreading a contagious… …
22contagious — con•ta•gious [[t]kənˈteɪ dʒəs[/t]] adj. 1) pat capable of being transmitted by bodily contact with an infected person or object: contagious diseases[/ex] 2) pat carrying or spreading a contagious disease 3) tending to spread from person to person …
23contagious, infectious — These words have precise scientific meanings, but in everyday usage they are often confused. As for illness, a contagious disease is one communicated or transferred by contact; an infectious disease is indirectly communicated by such agencies as… …
24contagious — con|ta|gious [ kən teıdʒəs ] adjective 1. ) a contagious disease spreads from one person to another through touch or through the air a ) someone who is contagious has a contagious disease 2. ) a contagious feeling or idea spreads quickly from one …
25contagious — [[t]kənte͟ɪʤəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A disease that is contagious can be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. ...a highly contagious disease of the lungs. Syn: catching 2) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ A feeling or attitude… …
26contagious — UK [kənˈteɪdʒəs] / US adjective 1) a) a contagious disease spreads from one person to another through touch or through the air b) someone who is contagious has a contagious disease 2) a contagious feeling or idea spreads quickly from one person… …
27contagious — adjective 1》 (of a disease) spread by direct or indirect contact of people or organisms. ↘having a contagious disease. 2》 (of an emotion, attitude, etc.) likely to spread to and affect others: her enthusiasm is contagious. Derivatives… …
28contagious — Lele. ♦ Contagious disease, ma i lele, ma i pālahalaha. ♦ Contagious skin disease,, ili e e …
29disease — dis|ease W1S3 [dıˈzi:z] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: desaise, from aise relaxed feeling, comfort ] 1.) [U and C] an illness which affects a person, animal, or plant ▪ She suffers from a rare disease of the brain. ▪ Heart disease runs …
30disease — /dI zi:z/ noun 1 (C, U) an illness or unhealthy condition in your body, especially one caused by infection: eye/liver/kidney etc disease: Heart disease runs in our family. | cause disease: filthy insanitary conditions that cause disease |… …
