zymotic
/zaɪˈmɑtɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or caused by fermentation or an infectious disease (historical medical term).
- The old medical text described cholera as a zymotic disease.
- Zymotic theories of disease were common before the germ theory was accepted.
- In the 19th century, doctors believed many illnesses were zymotic in nature.
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