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noun
1.
the communication of disease by direct or indirect contact.
2.
a disease so communicated.
3.
the medium by which a contagious disease is transmitted.
4.
harmful or undesirable contact or influence.
5.
the ready transmission or spread as of an idea or emotion from person to person: a contagion of fear.
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Contagion
is always a great word to know.
So is confluent. Does it mean:
| flowing or running together |
| something that fills up or completes |
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World English Dictionary
| contagion (kənˈteɪdʒən) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the transmission of disease from one person to another by direct or indirect contact |
| 2. | a contagious disease |
| 3. | another name for contagium |
| 4. | a corrupting or harmful influence that tends to spread; pollutant |
| 5. | the spreading of an emotional or mental state among a number of people: the contagion of mirth |
| [C14: from Latin contāgiō a touching, infection, from contingere; see | |
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Word Origin & History
contagion
late 14c., from Fr. contagion, from L. contagionem "a touching, contact, contagion," from contingere "touch closely" (see contact).
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Medical Dictionary
contagion con·ta·gion (kən-tā'jən)
n.
Disease transmission by direct or indirect contact.
A disease that is or may be transmitted by direct or indirect contact; a contagious disease.
See contagium.
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Science Dictionary
contagion  (kən-tā'jən) Pronunciation Key
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