Medical Dictionary

pestiferous

adj pes·tif·er·ous \pes-ˈtif-(ə-)rəs\

Medical Definition of PESTIFEROUS

1
:  carrying or propagating infection :  pestilential <a pestiferous insect>
2
:  infected with a pestilential disease

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