NOUN | state | communicable disease | a disease that can be communicated from one person to another |
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Meaning | A disease that can be communicated from one person to another. | |
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Narrower | cold, common cold | A mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs) |
contagious disease, contagion | Any disease easily transmitted by contact | |
infectious disease | A disease transmitted only by a specific kind of contact | |
Broader | disease | An impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning |
Spanish | enfermedad contagiosa, enfermedad transmisible | |
Catalan | malatia transmissible |
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