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infectious meaning in Marathi

संसर्गजन्य

UK/ɪnˈfɛk.ʃəs/

infectious in Marathi: संसर्गजन्य. In English, infectious means caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).

Marathi words for infectious

संसर्गजन्य

English meaning of infectious

  1. adjective Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).
  2. adjective Able to infect others; capable of transmitting pathogens.
  3. adjective Spreading quickly from one person to another.
  4. adjective Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.

Full definition of infectious

infectious in a sentence

  • Cancer is usually not infectious.
  • More infectious diseases like the flu are usually less potent.
  • Despite feeling better, the patient is still infectious.

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Questions about infectious in Marathi

What is the meaning of infectious in Marathi?
Infectious in Marathi is संसर्गजन्य.
infectious चा मराठी अर्थ काय आहे?
Infectious: संसर्गजन्य.
What does infectious mean in English?
Infectious means caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).

Source and license

Marathi words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “infectious”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: infectious (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Marathi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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