Transmission mechanism Uncommon

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Definitions

Noun

1

any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being

transmission mechanism

Related Terms

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

mechanism

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

airborne transmission direct transmission indirect transmission

Rhyming Words

ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism

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