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Definition of Contagion
1. Noun. Any disease easily transmitted by contact.
Generic synonyms: Communicable Disease
Specialized synonyms: Flu, Grippe, Influenza, Measles, Morbilli, Rubeola, Diphtheria, Scarlatina, Scarlet Fever, Pox, Trench Mouth, Vincent's Angina, Vincent's Infection, Cupid's Disease, Cupid's Itch, Dose, Sexually Transmitted Disease, Social Disease, Std, Vd, Venereal Disease, Venereal Infection, Venus's Curse
Derivative terms: Contagious
2. Noun. An incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted.
Generic synonyms: Incident
Derivative terms: Contagious, Infect, Transmit
3. Noun. The communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people. "The infection of his enthusiasm for poetry"
Generic synonyms: Communication
Derivative terms: Contagious, Infect, Infectious
Definition of Contagion
1. n. The transmission of a disease from one person to another, by direct or indirect contact.
Definition of Contagion
1. Noun. A disease spread by contact ¹
2. Noun. The spread or transmission of such a disease ¹
3. Noun. The spread of anything harmful, as if it were such a disease ¹
4. Noun. (finance) A situation in which small shocks, which initially affect only a few financial institutions or a particular region of an economy, spread to the rest of financial sectors and other countries whose economies were previously healthy. ¹
5. Noun. (finance) A resulting recession or crisis developed in such manner. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Contagion
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Medical Definition of Contagion
1. Synonym: contagium. 2. Transmission of infection by direct contact, droplet spread, or contaminated fomites. The term originated long before development of modern ideas of infectious disease and has since lost much of its significance, being included under the more inclusive term "communicable disease." 3. Production via suggestion or imitation of a neurosis or psychosis in several or more members of a group. Origin: L. Contagio; fr. Contingo, to touch closely (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Contagion
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