pathogen
21pathogen — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1880 a specific causative agent (as a bacterium or virus) of disease …
22pathogen — n. [Gr. pathos, suffering; gennaein, to produce] 1. A disease causing microorganism. 2. A parasite causing injury to a host …
23pathogen — (path o jěn) Any virus, bacterium, or other agent that causes disease …
24pathogen — /path euh jeuhn, jen /, n. any disease producing agent, esp. a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism. [1940 45; PATHO + GEN] * * * …
25pathogen — noun Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi. Microorganisms are not considered to be pathogenic until they have reached a population size that is large… …
26pathogen — Any virus, microorganism, or other substance causing disease. [patho + G. gen, to produce] behavioral p. the personal habits and lifestyle behaviors of an individual which are associated with an increased risk of physical illness and dysfunction …
27pathogen — Synonyms and related words: adenovirus, aerobe, aerobic bacteria, amoeba, anaerobe, anaerobic bacteria, bacillus, bacteria, bacterium, bug, coccus, disease producing microorganism, echovirus, enterovirus, filterable virus, fungus, germ, gram… …
28pathogen — pa|tho|gen 〈Adj.; Med.〉 Krankheit erzeugend [Etym.: <patho… + …gen1] …
29pathogen — pa|tho|ge̱n [↑patho... u. ↑...gen]: Krankheiten erregend oder verursachend, krankmachend (z. B. von Bakterien, chem. Stoffen u.pathogena.; Gegensatz: apathogen) …
30pathogen — path|o|gen [ˈpæθədʒən, dʒen] n technical [Date: 1800 1900; : Greek; Origin: pathos ( PATHOS) + English gen producing ] something that causes disease in your body >pathogenic [ˌpæθəˈdʒenık] adj …
