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con⋅ta⋅gium

  [kuhn-tey-juhm, -jee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -gia  [-juh, -jee-uh] . Pathology.
the causative agent of a contagious or infectious disease, as a virus.
Origin:
1645–55; < L, equiv. to contāg- (see contagion ) + -ium -ium
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con·ta·gium   (kən-tā'jəm)   
n.   pl. con·ta·gia (-jə)
The causative agent of a communicable disease; contagion.

[Latin contāgium, contagion, contamination, from contāgiō; see contagion.]
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Main Entry: con·ta·gium
Pronunciation: k&n-'tA-j(E-)&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural con·ta·gia /-j(E-)&/
: a virus or living organism capable of causing a communicable disease
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contagium con·ta·gium (kən-tā'jəm)
n. pl. con·ta·gia (-jə)
The direct cause, such as a bacterium or virus, of a communicable disease. Also called contagion.

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