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单词 infectionist
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Definition of infectionist in English:

infectionist

noun ɪnˈfɛkʃ(ə)nɪst
Medicine historical

  • A person who believes that a particular disease is infectious (i.e. spread by indirect means, as by contaminated water) rather than contagious (i.e. spread by close contact with the sick).

Origin

Mid 19th century. From infection + -ist, after French infectionniste.

Definition of infectionist in US English:

infectionist

nounɪnˈfɛkʃ(ə)nɪst
Medicine historical

  • A person who believes that a particular disease is infectious (i.e. spread by indirect means, as by contaminated water) rather than contagious (i.e. spread by close contact with the sick).

Origin

Mid 19th century. From infection + -ist, after French infectionniste.
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