contagium

[ kuhn-tey-juhm, -jee-uhm ]

/ kənˈteɪ dʒəm, -dʒi əm /

noun, plural con·ta·gia [kuhn-tey-juh, -jee-uh]. /kənˈteɪ dʒə, -dʒi ə/. Pathology.

the causative agent of a contagious or infectious disease, as a virus.

Origin of contagium

1645–55; <Latin, equivalent to contāg- (see contagion) + -ium-ium

Words nearby contagium

contagious disease, contagious ecthyma, contagious granular conjunctivitis, contagious magic, contagious stomatitis, contagium, contain, contained, container, containerboard, container car

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Example sentences from the Web for contagium

Little has been said either of the nature of the contagium or of the conditions that modify its activity.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
He then sought to determine how the contagium maintained its vitality.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall
In his recent discourse upon the plague, he asks and answers the question, 'What is the contagium?'
Fragments of science, V. 1-2|John Tyndall
Richardson believes that the contagium was attached to the thatch, which could not be thoroughly disinfected.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

The moment the contents of the tube cease to be virulent, it is a sign that the contagium is dead.
Louis Pasteur|Ren Vallery-Radot

British Dictionary definitions for contagium

contagium

/ (kənˈteɪdʒɪəm) /

noun plural -gia (-dʒɪə)

pathol the specific virus or other direct cause of any infectious disease

Word Origin for contagium

C17: from Latin, variant of contāgiō contagion

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Medical definitions for contagium

contagium

[ kən-tā′jəm ]

n. pl. con•ta•gia (-jə)

The causative agent of a communicable disease; contagion.

单词	contagium
释义	contagium [ kuhn-tey-juhm, -jee-uhm ] / kənˈteɪ dʒəm, -dʒi əm / noun, plural con·ta·gia [kuhn-tey-juh, -jee-uh]. /kənˈteɪ dʒə, -dʒi ə/. Pathology. the causative agent of a contagious or infectious disease, as a virus. Origin of contagium 1645–55; <Latin, equivalent to contāg- (see contagion) + -ium-ium Words nearby contagium contagious disease, contagious ecthyma, contagious granular conjunctivitis, contagious magic, contagious stomatitis, contagium, contain, contained, container, containerboard, container car Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contagium Little has been said either of the nature of the contagium or of the conditions that modify its activity. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various He then sought to determine how the contagium maintained its vitality. Fragments of science, V. 1-2\|John Tyndall In his recent discourse upon the plague, he asks and answers the question, 'What is the contagium?' Fragments of science, V. 1-2\|John Tyndall Richardson believes that the contagium was attached to the thatch, which could not be thoroughly disinfected. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various The moment the contents of the tube cease to be virulent, it is a sign that the contagium is dead. Louis Pasteur\|Ren Vallery-Radot British Dictionary definitions for contagium contagium / (kənˈteɪdʒɪəm) / noun plural -gia (-dʒɪə) pathol the specific virus or other direct cause of any infectious disease Word Origin for contagium C17: from Latin, variant of contāgiō contagion 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 Medical definitions for contagium contagium [ kən-tā′jəm ] n. pl. con•ta•gia (-jə) The causative agent of a communicable disease; contagion. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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