Contagious disease and Infirmity

Contagious disease

Contagious disease noun - Any disease easily transmitted by contact.

Infirmity and contagious disease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Infirmity" instead a noun phrase "Contagious disease".

Infirmity

Infirmity noun - An abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning.
Usage example: an 18th-century quack who specialized in those mysterious infirmities that are known only to the idle rich

Contagious disease and infirmity are semantically related. You can use "Contagious disease" instead a noun "Infirmity".

Nearby Word: infirm
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Infirmity and Contagious disease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contagious_disease/infirmity
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