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单词 transmissible
释义

transmissible

adjective

trans·​mis·​si·​ble tran(t)s-ˈmi-sə-bəl How to pronounce transmissible (audio)
tranz-
: capable of being transmitted
transmissible diseases
transmissibility
(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌmi-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce transmissible (audio)
(ˌ)tranz-
noun

Synonyms

  • catching
  • communicable
  • contagious
  • pestilent
  • transmittable
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Example Sentences

The virus is highly transmissible to humans. the virus chiefly affects dogs but is transmissible to humans and other animals
Recent Examples on the Web But the premature declaration of victory has come back to haunt him, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant makes the zero-Covid policy less effective. Laura He, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022 Omicron and its subvariants have been spreading for months, with each version more transmissible than the next. Kellie Hwang, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Aug. 2022 New variants, like the more transmissible but less deadly Omicron variant, did not seem to change the risk of developing one of these conditions. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2022 In fact, with the more transmissible BA.5 Omicron subvariant of the SARS-CoV-2 spreading, Covid-19 activity has remained high throughout much of the U.S. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022 The highly transmissible poliovirus is typically spread when a person comes into contact with another person’s infected feces and then touches their mouth. Allison Prang, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 These risks make sense in the context of smallpox, which is more transmissible and more deadly than monkeypox. Tom Inglesby, STAT, 12 Aug. 2022 The monkeypox virus is not like COVID-19, and far less transmissible. Helena Oliviero, ajc, 9 Aug. 2022 Even the most careful person will get the most transmissible virus in history. Wired, 7 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

transmissible

adjective

trans·​mis·​si·​ble tran(t)s-ˈmis-ə-bəl, tranz- How to pronounce transmissible (audio)
: capable of being transmitted (as from one person to another)
transmissible diseases

transmissible

adjective

as in infectious
capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another the virus chiefly affects dogs but is transmissible to humans and other animals

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • infectious
  • infective
  • communicable
  • contagious
  • transmittable
  • catching
  • pestilent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • noninfectious
  • noncommunicable
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