noncontagious disease
1noncontagious — adjective (of disease) not capable of being passed on • Syn: ↑noncommunicable, ↑nontransmissible • Similar to: ↑noninfectious * * * “+ adjective : not contagious a noncontagious disease …
2noncontagious — non•con•ta•gious [[t]ˌnɒn kənˈteɪ dʒəs[/t]] adj. 1) (of a disease or other infection) not transmissible through contact 2) (of a person) not a carrier of a contagious disease or condition …
3actinomycosis — A disease primarily of cattle and humans caused by the bacterium Actinomyces bovis in cattle and by A. israelii and Arachnia propionica in humans. These actinomycetes are part of the normal bacterial flora of the mouth and pharynx, but when… …
4psoriasis — noun A noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched …
5actinomycosis — n. a noncontagious disease caused by the bacterium Actinomyces israelii, which most commonly affects the jaw but may also affect the lungs, brain, or intestines. The bacterium is normally present in the mouth but it may become pathogenic… …
6muscular dystrophy — n. a chronic, noncontagious disease characterized by a progressive wasting of the muscles …
7Selected infectious and parasitic diseases of animals — ▪ Table Selected infectious and parasitic diseases of animals animal(s) affected name(s) of disease nature of disease Diseases of bacterial origin most mammals, chickens necrobacillosis, calf diptheria, bovine foot rot, necrotic hepatitis,… …
8smallpox — /smawl poks /, n. Pathol. an acute, highly contagious, febrile disease, caused by the variola virus, and characterized by a pustular eruption that often leaves permanent pits or scars: eradicated worldwide by vaccination programs. [1510 20; SMALL …
9vesicular stomatitis — noun a disease of horses, cattle, swine, and occasionally human beings; caused by the vesiculovirus • Hypernyms: ↑stomatitis * * * noun : an acute virus disease of horses and mules and sometimes also of cattle or rarely of swine much resembling… …
10actinomycosis — actinomycotic /ak tin oh muy kot ik, ak teuh noh /, adj. /ak tin oh muy koh sis, ak teuh noh /, n. Vet. Pathol., Pathol. an infectious, inflammatory disease caused by Actinomyces israelii in humans and A. bovis in domestic animals, and… …
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