transmissible

adjective

trans·​mis·​si·​ble tran(t)s-ˈmi-sə-bəl How to pronounce transmissible (audio)
tranz-
: capable of being transmitted
transmissible diseases
transmissibility noun

Examples of transmissible in a Sentence

The virus is highly transmissible to humans. the virus chiefly affects dogs but is transmissible to humans and other animals
Recent Examples on the Web Also, relatively few people have received the latest coronavirus booster shots that are geared toward the several highly transmissible omicron subvariants in circulation. Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023 The zero Covid policy, as it was called, was only abandoned in late 2022 when the highly transmissible Omicron variant of SARS-2 — and the Chinese public’s fatigue with the restrictions of the policy — made the approach untenable. Helen Branswell, STAT, 23 Nov. 2023 China’s economy last year likely grew at the slowest pace in more than two decades, as frequent lockdowns to curb the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus stifled domestic consumption and a real estate downturn showed little sign of reversing. Stella Yifan Xie, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023 But by late 2022, China’s anti-Covid strategy was being strained by public fatigue and the highly transmissible omicron variant, and the government announced its end. Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 29 June 2023 Such mutations could result in a variant with the highly transmissible nature of Omicron and the more severe symptom set of Delta, including a potential return to lung involvement—a development scientists have anticipated for months. Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 14 Apr. 2023 The virus is highly transmissible. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022 The issue is that this new variant is highly transmissible. Abc News, ABC News, 19 July 2022 The recent emergence of drug-resistant and more transmissible Candida auris is raising alarms among health professionals. The Conversation, Fortune Well, 6 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of transmissible was in 1644

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“Transmissible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transmissible. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

transmissible

adjective
trans·​mis·​si·​ble tran(t)s-ˈmis-ə-bəl How to pronounce transmissible (audio)
tranz-
: capable of being transmitted
transmissible diseases

Medical Definition

transmissible

adjective
trans·​mis·​si·​ble tran(t)s-ˈmis-ə-bəl, tranz- How to pronounce transmissible (audio)
: capable of being transmitted (as from one person to another)
transmissible diseases
transmissibility noun
plural transmissibilities
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