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Definition of Transmissible
1. Adjective. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection.
Exact synonyms: Catching, Communicable, Contagious, Contractable, Transmittable
Similar to: Infectious
Derivative terms: Catching, Contagion, Contagion, Transmit
Similar to: Infectious
Derivative terms: Catching, Contagion, Contagion, Transmit
2. Adjective. Occurring among members of a family usually by heredity. "Genetically transmitted features"
Exact synonyms: Familial, Genetic, Hereditary, Inherited, Transmitted
Similar to: Heritable, Inheritable
Derivative terms: Family, Heredity, Heredity, Transmit
Similar to: Heritable, Inheritable
Derivative terms: Family, Heredity, Heredity, Transmit
3. Adjective. Inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent. "Transmissible tradition"
Exact synonyms: Ancestral, Hereditary, Patrimonial
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Similar to: Heritable, Inheritable
Derivative terms: Ancestor, Patrimony
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Similar to: Heritable, Inheritable
Derivative terms: Ancestor, Patrimony
Definition of Transmissible
1. a. Capable of being transmitted from one to another; capable of being passed through any body or substance.
Definition of Transmissible
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Transmissible
1. Capable of being transmitted (carried across) from one person to another, as a transmissible disease, an infectious or contagious disease. (05 Mar 2000)