Definition of Infectivity

1. Noun. The ability of a pathogen to establish an infection ¹

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Definition of Infectivity

1. [n -TIES]

Medical Definition of Infectivity

1. 1. The characteristic of a disease agent that embodies capability of entering, surviving in, and multiplying in a susceptible host. 2. The proportion of exposures in defined circumstances that result in infection. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Infectivity

infectious serositis
infectious sinusitis of turkeys
infectious synovitis
infectious warts
infectiously
infectiousness
infective
infective agent
infective embolism
infective endocarditis
infective jaundice
infective thrombus
infectiveness
infectives
infectivities
infectivity (current term)
infector
infectors
infects
infecund
infecundity
infecundous
infeeble
infeebled
infeebles
infeebling
infeed
infeft
infefted
infefting

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