CONTAGIUM


Meaning of CONTAGIUM in English

/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; contag- (see CONTAGION) + -ium -IUM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .