Associations to the word «Infective»

Wiktionary

INFECTIVE, adjective. Able to cause infection; infectious
INFECTIVE, noun. (epidemiology) A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others

Dictionary definition

INFECTIVE, adjective. Able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria".
INFECTIVE, adjective. Caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease".

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