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Definition of Contagious
1. Adjective. Easily diffused or spread as from one person to another. "A contagious grin"
2. Adjective. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection.
Exact synonyms: Catching, Communicable, Contractable, Transmissible, Transmittable
Similar to: Infectious
Derivative terms: Catching, Contagion, Contagion, Transmit
Similar to: Infectious
Derivative terms: Catching, Contagion, Contagion, Transmit
Definition of Contagious
1. a. Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease.
Definition of Contagious
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Contagious
1. Infectious. May be transmitted from person to person. (27 Sep 1997)