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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
Example:
genetically transmitted features
Synonyms:
familial; genetic; hereditary; inherited; transmissible; transmitted
Classified under:
Similar:
heritable; inheritable (capable of being inherited)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb transmit
Context examples:
The virus is transmitted through blood and bodily fluids.
(Scientists A Step Closer to Drug Treatment for Hepatitis B, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A non-taxonomic grouping of viruses that are transmitted through an arthropod vector and replicate in a vertebrate host.
(Arbovirus, NCI Thesaurus)
It is transmitted by insect bites.
(Chagas Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
It is transmitted via respiratory secretions and contact with chickenpox blister contents.
(Chicken Pox Infection, NCI Thesaurus)
It is transmitted to the infant from a mother with syphilis through the placenta during pregnancy.
(Congenital Syphilis, NCI Thesaurus)
It is transmitted to humans from a scratch, bite, or lick from a cat.
(Cat-Scratch Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
Transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the juxtaglomerular cells, and increased concentrations of renin, angiotensin II, and aldosterone in the absence of edema and hypertension.
(Bartter Syndrome, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
It is transmitted by ticks and infects the red blood cells.
(Babesiosis, NCI Thesaurus)
Barmah forest viruses are transmitted mainly via the bite of infected mosquitoes.
(Barmah Forest Virus, NCI Thesaurus)
It is transmitted by ticks, flies and mosquitoes.
(Bartonella Infection, NCI Thesaurus)
