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adj. - Relating to or caused by infection; Of or relating to or causing fermentation.

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Usage examples (33)
  • Danzig this reduction is almost exclusively in zymotic diseases.
  • Taking another branch of the same subject, the causes of zymotic diseases being traced to controllable sources, he said: Drs. Klebs and
  • The increase of zymotic diseases is admitted, but there has been a corresponding increase of power in many lines that will more than counteract this baleful growth.
  • Devon, excluding large towns, averaged 17.7 per 1,000; and the deaths from the principal zymotic diseases in the towns were more than double those in the rural districts.
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