contagium
noun
con·ta·gium kən-ˈtā-j(ē-)əm 
plural contagia kən-ˈtā-j(ē-)ə
: an agent capable of causing a communicable disease
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin contāgium, variant of contāgiō "contact, contagion"
First Known Use
1870, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
contagium
noun
con·ta·gium kən-ˈtā-j(ē-)əm
plural contagia -j(ē-)ə
: a virus or living organism capable of causing a communicable disease
contagium
noun
as in contagious disease
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- contagious disease
- infection
- virus
- contagion
- germ
- attack
- bout
- spell
- weakliness
- fit
- sickishness
- invalidity
- lameness
- distemperature
- sickliness
- feebleness
- disease
- unsoundness
- pestilence
- plague
- invalidism
- pip
- unhealthiness
- debility
- indisposition
- malaise
- weakness
- debilitation
- upset
- malady
- dysfunction
- pandemic
- disorder
- decrepitude
- illness
- epidemic
- ail
- pest
- matter
- fever
- frailty
- ailment
- distemper
- unwellness
- frailness
- ill
- sickness
- bug
- complaint
- complication
- infirmity
- condition
- affection
- disfunction
- trouble
- affliction
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- fitness
- robustness
- shape
- soundness
- lustiness
- health
- hardiness
- healthiness
- heartiness
- wholeness
- wholesomeness
- wellness
- antidote
- fettle
- cure
- mithridate
- panacea
- antivenom
- antivenin
- elixir
- cure-all