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71infectious myocarditis — myocarditis due to infectious agents, including bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae, protozoa, spirochetes, and fungi; they may damage the myocardium by direct invasion, production of toxins, or mediation of an immunological response. Infectious… …
72infectious — adjective 1) infectious disease Syn: contagious, communicable, transmittable, transferable, spreadable; epidemic; informal catching; dated infective 2) her laughter is infectious Syn: irresistible, compelling, persuasive, contagious …
73infectious — adjective 1) infectious diseases Syn: communicable, contagious, transmittable, transmissible, transferable; informal catching 2) her laughter is infectious Syn: irresistible, compelling, contagious; informal catching …
74infectious — /ɪnˈfɛkʃəs / (say in fekshuhs) adjective 1. communicable by infection, as diseases. 2. causing or communicating infection. 3. tending to spread from one to another: laughter is infectious. 4. Law capable of contaminating with illegality; exposing …
75infectious disease — A disease caused by bacteria, virus, or other parasite in the body. A disease likely to be spread to other persons by infection. A disease which presupposes a cause acting by hidden influences, like the miasma of prison ships or marshes, or… …
76infectious bronchitis — noun 1. : a virus disease of chickens marked by inflammation of the bronchial tubes and abundant secretion of mucus interfering with respiration and causing gasping and choking that is often fatal in young birds and in adults seriously interferes …
77Infectious parotitis — Parotitis Par o*ti tis, n. [NL. See {Parotid}, and { itis}.] (Med.) Inflammation of the parotid glands. [1913 Webster] {Epidemic parotitis} or {Infectious parotitis}, mumps. [1913 Webster] …
78infectious mononucleosis — noun Date: 1920 an acute infectious disease caused by the Epstein Barr virus and characterized by fever, swelling of lymph nodes, and lymphocytosis …
79infectious disease — Any change from a state of health in which part or all of the host s body cannot carry on its normal functions because of the presence of an infectious agent or its products …
80infectious disease cycle — (chain of infection) The chain or cycle of events that describes how an infectious organism grows, reproduces, and is disseminated …
