certifiable /sur′tifī′əbəl/ [L, certus, certain, facere, to make] , 1. (Informal) a term now inappropriately used to refer to an individual with a mental illness. Originally, certifiable in a mental health context referred to the incontrovertible presence of mental illness in an individual deemed incompetent by experts. 2. pertaining to infectious diseases or dangerous conditions that must be reported to local health authorities.
