"infectionist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: infectionists [plural]
Etymology: From infection + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|infection|ist}} infection + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} infectionist (plural infectionists)
  1. (historical) One who believed that diseases were spread by infection. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-infectionist-en-noun-0WNUe2FQ
  2. (rare, medicine) An infectious disease specialist. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Medicine, Healthcare occupations, People
    Sense id: en-infectionist-en-noun-tkBj4td1 Disambiguation of Healthcare occupations: 38 62 Disambiguation of People: 38 62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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