Infective (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Caused by infection or capable of causing infection; "viruses and other infective agents"; "a carrier remains infective without himself showing signs of the disease".
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Examples
- Influenza is a highly infective respiratory disease that spreads quickly in crowded areas.
- Hospitals take great precautions to prevent infective agents from being transmitted between patients.
- After undergoing surgery, patients are susceptible to infective complications such as abscesses and cellulitis.
- Carriers of tuberculosis may be infective to others, even if they are asymptomatic.
- To avoid getting infected, doctors advise washing hands regularly after exposure to potentially infective substances.
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Meaning 2
Able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria".
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All adjective clusters.