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INFECTIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Easily spread
Example:
fear is exceedingly infectious; children catch it from their elders
Classified under:
Similar:
catching; communicable; contagious; contractable; transmissible; transmittable ((of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection)
contagious (easily diffused or spread as from one person to another)
contaminating; corrupting (that infects or taints)
Antonym:
noninfectious (not infectious)
Derivation:
infection (the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Caused by infection or capable of causing infection
Example:
a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease
Synonyms:
infectious; infective
Classified under:
Similar:
infected; septic (containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms)
Derivation:
infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to infection
Example:
infectious disease
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)
Derivation:
infection ((medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease)
infection (the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms)
Context examples:
An infectious process caused by bacteria of the Actinomyces species.
(Actinomycosis, NCI Thesaurus)
EXAMPLE(S): routine requirement, drug reaction, infectious disease reporting requirement, on patient request
(Activity Reason Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
Substances that prevent infectious agents or organisms from spreading or kill infectious agents in order to prevent the spread of infection.
(Anti-Infective Agent, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
For internal or topical application, Anti-infective Preparations contain natural or synthetic antibiotic agents that act therapeutically or prophylactically against infectious viral, bacterial, protozoal, or other agents by inhibiting their growth, replication, and survival.
(Anti-Infective Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)
Any vaccine created by reducing the virulence of the infectious agent but still keeping the agent viable (live).
(Attenuated Live Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
Causes include trauma, infectious disorders, and connective tissue disorders.
(Aortitis, NCI Thesaurus)
An acute bacterial infectious process that affects the tissues surrounding the eye, including the eyelids, the eyebrow, and the cheek tissues.
(Orbital Cellulitis, NCI Thesaurus)
An infectious process affecting the ovary.
(Ovarian Infection, NCI Thesaurus)
An acute infectious disorder that affects the nervous system.
(Acute Poliomyelitis, NCI Thesaurus)
An acute infectious disorder caused by gram positive or gram negative bacteria.
(Bacterial Infection, NCI Thesaurus)
