contagium
1Contagium — Con*ta gi*um, n. [L.] Contagion; contagious matter. Contagium of measles. Tyndall. [1913 Webster] …
2Contagĭum — (lat.), s. Kontagium …
3Contagium — Contagium, der Ansteckungsstoff, ein thierisches Gift, welches den ansteckenden Krankheiten zum Grunde liegt. Man unterscheidet flüchtige Contagien, welche Pest, Blattern verbreiten, und fixe, welche den Aussatz, Wasserscheu nach dem Bisse toller …
4Contagium — vgl. Kontagium …
5contagium — [kən tā′jəm, kən tā′jē əm] n. pl. contagia [kən tā′jē ə] [L, a touching, var. of contagio: see CONTAGION] Obs. CONTAGION (sense 3) …
6contagium — noun (plural contagia) Etymology: Latin, contagion, from contingere Date: 1870 an agent capable of causing a communicable disease …
7contagium — /keuhn tay jeuhm, jee euhm/, n., pl. contagia / jeuh, jee euh/. Pathol. the causative agent of a contagious or infectious disease, as a virus. [1645 55; < L, equiv. to contag (see CONTAGION) + ium IUM] * * * …
8contagium — The agent of an infectious disease. SYN: contagion (1). [L. a touching] * * * con·ta·gium kən tā j(ē )əm n, pl gia j(ē )ə a virus or living organism capable of causing a communicable disease …
9contagium — n. originator of an infectious disease (such as a virus) …
10contagium — con·ta·gium …
