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communicable Definition

com·mu·ni·cable (kə myo̵̅o̅ni kə bəl)

adjective

  1. that can be communicated, as an idea
  2. that can be transmitted, as a disease
  3. Archaic talkative

Etymology: ME < LL communicabilis

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communicable Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • disease: The policy takes the format of a series of fact sheets offering guidance on the most common communicable diseases seen in school children.
  • surveillance: Toward a global public health network This sub-project focused on the design of an international data exchange on communicable disease surveillance.
  • control: In addition, the consultant in communicable disease control should be informed about these contacts.
  • team: The HHT Infection Control Committee has reconvened, of which the communicable disease control team are active members.
  • outbreak: This audit can be used to assess standards for general enquiries to the department or for specific events, such as communicable disease outbreaks.
  • prevention: Key areas include child health, communicable disease prevention, health promotion and health service planning.

Modifying Another Word

  • easily: Publishing a single page summary of the document describing the purpose and content of the RES was suggested to make it more easily communicable.
  • not: We have said that there is a class of experience not communicable by words.
  • readily: However, this tacit knowledge built up by close personal association with the calculation is not readily communicable.
  • extremely: Since the virus is highly infectious and extremely communicable, it was easily transmitted.