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infectionism

infectionism noun: the belief that diseases were spread by infection.

Noun

infectionism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The belief that diseases were spread by infection.

Origin of infectionism

From infection + -ism.

Questions about infectionism

What does infectionism mean?
Infectionism means the belief that diseases were spread by infection.
What part of speech is infectionism?
Infectionism is a noun.

Words near infectionism in the dictionary

  1. infectiologist
  2. infectiologists
  3. infectiology
  4. infection
  5. infectional
  6. infectionism
  7. infectionist
  8. infectionists
  9. infections
  10. infectious
  11. infectious abortion

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