Meaning of PATHOGENIC
| Pronunciation: | | `pathu'jenik
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| | Definition: | | [adj] able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria" |
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| | Synonyms: | | infective, morbific, unhealthful |
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| | Definition: | | \Path`o*gen"ic\, a. [Gr. ? disease + the root of ?
birth.] (Med. & Biol.)
Of or pertaining to pathogeny; producting disease; as, a
pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium.
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| | Definition: | | Describes a microbe or other organism that causes disease. |
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| | Related Terms: | | bad, bad for, contaminated, foul, harmful, injurious, insalubrious, insanitary, morbific, noisome, noxious, peccant, pestiferous, polluted, septic, tainted, unhealthful, unhealthy, unhygienic, unsanitary, unwholesome |
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