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DIRECT TRANSMISSION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does direct transmission mean?
• DIRECT TRANSMISSION (noun)
The noun DIRECT TRANSMISSION has 1 sense:
1. a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred directly into the body via touching or biting or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering the eye or nose or mouth
Familiarity information: DIRECT TRANSMISSION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred directly into the body via touching or biting or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering the eye or nose or mouth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("direct transmission" is a kind of...):
transmission mechanism (any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being)
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