1. capable of being transmitted or passed from one person, place, or thing to another
Usage: often used in medical contexts

Examples

• The disease is highly transmissible through respiratory droplets.
• Scientists studied which genetic traits are transmissible to offspring.
• The virus became more transmissible after it mutated.
• Some infections are transmissible through contaminated water.
• The data showed that the condition is transmissible between family members.
• Researchers work to prevent transmissible diseases from spreading.