Definition Synonyms
Definition of pathogenic - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
medicalTECH. related to the cause of a diseaseTECH.
- The study focuses on pathogenic processes in cancer development.
2.
organismTECH. causing disease in people, animals, or plantsTECH.
- This pathogenic fungus affects many crops.
Expressions with pathogenic
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bacteria able to cause disease in humans animals or other living hosts
Hospitals use disinfectants to kill pathogenic bacteria on surfaces and equipment.
organism or biological substance that can cause disease in a host
The lab studies how each pathogenic agent spreads between humans.
Origin of pathogenic
Greek, pathos (suffering) + genic (producing)
Terms with pathogenic included in their meaning
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pathogenic
bacteria or virus causing disease
pathogenic fungus
type of fungus causing infections in humans and animals
bacterium
pathogenic bacterium causing cerebrospinal meningitis
pathogenic
causing disease or illness
Examples of pathogenic in a sentence
The pathogenic nature of the virus was alarming. Pathogenic bacteria can lead to serious illness. The pathogenic virus spread rapidly among the population.
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- French:pathogène, infectieux, ...
- German:pathogen, krankheitserregend, ...
- Italian:patogeno, ...
- Spanish:patógeno, ...
- Portuguese:patogénica, ...
- Chinese:与疾病相关的, 致病, ...
- Japanese:病因性, 病原性の, ...
- Arabic:مُمْرِض, مُسَبِّب لِلمَرَض, ...
- Hebrew:פָּתוֹגֶנִי, ...
- Russian:патогенетический, патогенный, ...
- Ukrainian:патогенний, ...
- Hindi:रोग-संबंधी, रोगजनक, ...
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