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单词 contagiousness
释义

contagion /kən-tāˈjən/

noun
  1. Transmission of a disease by direct contact with an infected person or object
  2. A disease or poison transmitted in this way
  3. The means of transmission
  4. The transmission of an emotional state, eg excitement
  5. A harmful influence
ORIGIN: L contāgiō, -ōnis, from con- and tangere to touch

contāˈgionist noun (obsolete)

A person who believes in the contagiousness of certain diseases

contāˈgious adjective

  1. (of disease) communicable by ordinary social contact (cf infectious)
  2. Carrying disease or other contagion
  3. Noxious (obsolete)
  4. Spreading easily (figurative; informal)

contāˈgiously adverb

contāˈgiousness noun

contāˈgium noun

  1. Contagion
  2. Contagious matter

contagious abortion see brucellosis

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