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contact tracings

contact tracings is the plural of contact tracing.

Meaning of contact tracing

Noun

contact tracing (countable and uncountable, plural contact tracings)

  1. The process of identification of persons ("contacts") who may have come into contact with a person carrying an infectious disease.
    • There's a strong case for replacing the present system of anonymous testing with mandatory reporting of new infections, and vigorous contact tracing of sexual and needle-sharing partners.1989 June 8, “The Case for Tracing AIDS Partners”, in The New York Times

Questions about contact tracings

What is contact tracings the plural of?
Contact tracings is the plural of contact tracing.

Words near contact tracings in the dictionary

  1. contact traced
  2. contact tracer
  3. contact tracers
  4. contact traces
  5. contact tracing
  6. contact tracings
  7. contact wire
  8. contact wires
  9. contact wound
  10. contact wounds
  11. contact-free

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