infective

[ in-fek-tiv ]

/ ɪnˈfɛk tɪv /

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adjective

infectious.

Origin of infective

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word infectīvus.See infect, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM infective

in·fec·tive·ness, in·fec·tiv·i·ty, nounun·in·fec·tive, adjective

Words nearby infective

infectious laryngotracheitis, infectious mononucleosis, infectious papilloma virus, infectious polyneuritis, infectious warts virus, infective, infective embolism, infective endocarditis, infecund, infelicitous, infelicity

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Example sentences from the Web for infective

Abscess in the spleen occasionally occurs, usually in association with infective endocarditis or with general pyaemia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2|Various
There are other infective diseases, in which we have not yet found the causative micro-organism, but we presume its existence.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Diphtheria is perhaps the most obscure and complex of all the infective diseases in its causes and favouring conditions.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
Infective conditions due to pyogenic infection (œsophagitis and peri-œsophagitis) are rare.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

It was no new thing to say, or to guess, that phthisis was or might be infective.
Experiments on Animals|Stephen Paget

British Dictionary definitions for infective

infective

/ (ɪnˈfɛktɪv) /

adjective

capable of causing infection

a less common word for infectious

Derived forms of infective

infectively, adverbinfectiveness or infectivity, noun

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Medical definitions for infective

infective

[ ĭn-fĕk′tĭv ]

adj.

Capable of producing infection; infectious.

Other words from infective

in•fec′tive•ness null n.

单词	infective
释义	infective [ in-fek-tiv ] / ɪnˈfɛk tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR infective ON THESAURUS.COM adjective infectious. Origin of infective First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word infectīvus.See infect, -ive OTHER WORDS FROM infective in·fec·tive·ness, in·fec·tiv·i·ty, nounun·in·fec·tive, adjective Words nearby infective infectious laryngotracheitis, infectious mononucleosis, infectious papilloma virus, infectious polyneuritis, infectious warts virus, infective, infective embolism, infective endocarditis, infecund, infelicitous, infelicity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for infective Abscess in the spleen occasionally occurs, usually in association with infective endocarditis or with general pyaemia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2\|Various There are other infective diseases, in which we have not yet found the causative micro-organism, but we presume its existence. Essays In Pastoral Medicine\|Austin Malley Diphtheria is perhaps the most obscure and complex of all the infective diseases in its causes and favouring conditions. A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)\|Charles Creighton Infective conditions due to pyogenic infection (œsophagitis and peri-œsophagitis) are rare. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles It was no new thing to say, or to guess, that phthisis was or might be infective. Experiments on Animals\|Stephen Paget British Dictionary definitions for infective infective / (ɪnˈfɛktɪv) / adjective capable of causing infection a less common word for infectious Derived forms of infective infectively, adverbinfectiveness or infectivity, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to infective toxic, contagious, virulent, deadly, destructive, fatal, malignant, pernicious, noxious, dangerous, vicious, lethal, venomous, endemic, taking, pandemic, epidemic, bad, evil, poison Medical definitions for infective infective [ ĭn-fĕk′tĭv ] adj. Capable of producing infection; infectious. Other words from infective in•fec′tive•ness null n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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infective

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for infective

adjective

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Medical definitions for infective

adj.

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