pathogenic
[path-uh-jen-ik]
- Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
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Origin of pathogenic
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Contemporary Examples of pathogenic
Pathogenic bacteria from the remains can get into water supplies.
Historical Examples of pathogenic
No, I cannot credit the idea of a pathogenic organism too seriously.
The Electronic Mind ReaderJohn Blaine
Every one, we might say, is immune against some or other of the pathogenic microbes.
As for the pathogenic mechanism of the sniffing tic, it is simple enough.
Tics and Their TreatmentHenry Meigne
The lodgment in the system of a pathogenic germ, and the multiplication of that germ.
The Doctor's DilemmaGeorge Bernard Shaw
Those whom God hath joined together, let no pathogenic organism put asunder.
A Book of BurlesquesH. L. Mencken
pathogenic
- able to cause or produce diseasepathogenic bacteria
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Word Origin and History for pathogenic
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pathogenic
(păth′ə-jĕn′ĭk)- Having the capability to cause disease.
- Producing disease.
- Relating to pathogenesis.
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pathogenic
[(path-uh-jen-ik)]
A descriptive term for a thing or condition that can cause disease.
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The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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