droplet infection
noun
infection spread by airborne droplets of secretions from the nose, throat, or lungs.
Origin of droplet infection
1First recorded in 1905–10
Words Nearby droplet infection
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How to use droplet infection in a sentence
Under these conditions the pneumonic patient sprays plague bacilli into the air while coughing and droplet infection follows.
Plague | Thomas Wright Jackson
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