Infective
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈfɛktɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Infective is an adjective meaning Able to cause infection; infectious.
Meaning
Able to cause infection; infectious.
More Meanings
- (epidemiology) A person who is capable of spreading a disease by infecting others.
Example Sentences
It is evident that the greater the number of susceptibles, then the greater the increase in the number of infectives.
Hirsch has followed a group of 85 health care workers who were exposed to blood and bodily fluids of persons with AIDS. Thirty had been exposed by accidentally sticking themselves with needles containing blood and three had been spattered or had an open wound exposed to potentially infective blood.
Word Forms
- infectives
Synonyms for infective
Depending on context, synonyms include infectious, pathogenic, morbific, unhealthful, septic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include infectious, pathogenic, septic, morbific, unhealthful, infection.
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