Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of producing infection; infectious.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of a nature to infect or affect injuriously; injurious.
- Infectious; tending to communicate or spread, or capable of communicating, infection.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Infectious.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Able to cause
infection ;infectious - noun epidemiology A person who is capable of
spreading a disease by infecting others
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective able to cause disease
- adjective caused by infection or capable of causing infection
Etymologies
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Examples
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This condition, called infective endocarditis, is the reason why patients with heart valve problems are advised to take antibiotics before dental procedures.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Why Oral Health Leads to Overall Health M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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This condition, called infective endocarditis, is the reason why patients with heart valve problems are advised to take antibiotics before dental procedures.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Why Oral Health Leads to Overall Health M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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Patients with congenital heart defects of the valve or those who have valvular replacements of the heart need to take a relatively high dosage of antibiotics before dental treatment to prevent occurrence of a heart disease known as infective endocarditis.
TODAYonline 2008
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Infections such as infective endocarditis can occur when bacteria from the mouth enter the bloodstream through small oral injuries that occur most often during normal brushing, flossing or eating.
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Granulicatella elegans and Streptococcus sinensis, are known to be able to enter the bloodstream and have previously been associated with infections remote from the mouth such as infective endocarditis.
Medindia Health News 2009
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Today's Video: You Know That This Still Happens Every Day - NASA Watch 2009
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Other adulterated drugs cited in the settlement were Kytril anti-nausea medication, Bactroban anti-infective and Avandamet for diabetes.
Glaxo to Pay $750 Million in Pact; Whistleblower Due Big Payment Peter Loftus 2010
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The first attested usage of quarantine in its modern sense, the isolation of a potentially infective person or thing, is in the diary of Samuel Pepys in 1663, where he goes off onto a etmylogical point:
Some words whose meanings have changed without controversy « Motivated Grammar 2010
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As a political tool, it seems an infective attempt at giving worried blue dogs a fig-leaf that no one will be fooled by.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Is the Slaughter Solution constitutional? 2010
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MG: Absolutely, in fact the infective dose for Salmonella is as few 15-20 bacteria, and a single egg can be infected with hundreds.
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