Definition of infective
1 : producing or capable of producing infection
2 : affecting others : infectious
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First Known Use of infective
14th century
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infective
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adjective
in·fec·tive
\in-ˈfek-tiv\
Medical Definition of infective
: producing or capable of producing infection : infectious
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