WordNet: transmitter, vector

any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; "mosquitos are vectors of malaria and yellow fever"; "fleas are vectors of the plague"; "aphids are transmitters of plant diseases"; "when medical scientists talk about vectors they are usually talking about insects"

• domain: topic animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

• domain: topic micro-organism, microorganism

• hypernym agent

• hyponym gene delivery vector, transducing vector

• hyponym carrier, immune carrier

transmitter

• (englanti) transmit (derivationally related)
• (suomi) välittäjä (synonyymi)

vector

• (suomi) tartunnanlevittäjä (synonyymi)

• (suomi) taudinkantaja (synonyymi)