infectious disease en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) An illness caused by a specific infectious agent (bacterium, virus, fungus, protozoa, prion etc.), that results from transmission of that agent from an infected person, animal, or reservoir to a susceptible host.
- A medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis, control and treatment of infections.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| infectious diseases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Descendants
Synonyms
ID · infection · infectious diseases · infectology · infectiology
Translations (32)
fr maladie infectieuse (disease) · ga galar gabhálach (disease) · gu ચેપી રોગ (disease) · fi infektiologia (medical specialty) · fi tartuntatauti (disease) · fr infectiologie (medical specialty) · bn সংক্রামক রোগ (disease) · ms penyakit berjangkit (disease) · de Infektionskrankheit (disease) · ja 感染症 (disease) · id penyakit menular (disease) · ja 感染性疾患 (disease) · ja 伝染病 (disease) · fi tarttuva tauti (disease) · sw ugonjwa wa kuambukiza (disease) · my ကူးစက်ရောဂါ (disease) · ru инфекционное заболевание (disease) · cmn 傳染病 /传染病 (disease) · new संक्रमक ल्वे (disease) · sv infektionssjukdom (disease) · tpi infekses disis (disease) · ga galar tógálach (disease) · th โรคติดเชื้อ (disease) · fi tartuntatautioppi (medical specialty) · vi bệnh truyền nhiễm (disease) · ta தொற்றுநோய் (disease) · cmn 傳染病學 /传染病学 (medical specialty) · ar مَرَض مُعْدٍ (disease) · ms penyakit berjangkit (medical specialty) · id penyakit infeksi (medical specialty) · mi mate hōrapa (disease) · id penyakit infeksi (disease)