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noun
Any disease easily transmitted by contact.
synonym: contagion.
is a specific kind of: communicable disease.
is a broader term that covers: flu, grippe, influenza | measles, morbilli, rubeola | diphtheria | scarlatina, scarlet fever | pox | trench mouth, Vincent's angina, Vincent's infection | Cupid's disease, Cupid's itch, dose, sexually transmitted disease, social disease, STD, VD, venereal disease, venereal infection, Venus's curse.
derivation: catching, communicable, contagious, contractable, transmissible, transmittable.
Dutch: besmetting
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