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pestiferous

pestiferous definition - medical

pes·tif·er·ous (pĕ-stĭfˈər-əs)

adjective
  1. Producing or breeding infectious disease.
  2. Infected with or contaminated by an epidemic disease.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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