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transmission

[trans-mish-uhn, tranz-] / trænsˈmɪʃ ən, trænz- /


NOUN
a mechanism for transmitting power
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The strategy wasn’t simply to keep Ebola out of the U.S. but to stop transmission at the source.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The DRC has limited capacity to conduct laboratory tests to confirm the transmission of cases.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Tedros said stopping transmission in the region "depends entirely on humanitarian access".

From BBC • May 27, 2026

That connection is important because mGluR1 has already been linked to synaptic transmission, the communication between neurons.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

One transformation involves a change of intermediate vector: when a microbe relying on some arthropod vector for transmission switches to a new host, the microbe may be forced to find a new arthropod as well.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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