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pathogenicity

[path-oh-juh-nis-i-tee]

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noun

the disease-producing capacity of a pathogen.

Origin of pathogenicity

First recorded in 1895–1900; pathogenic + -ity

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for pathogenicity

Historical Examples of pathogenicity

A final important test in identification is that of pathogenicity.
Contagious Abortion of Cows
Ward J. MacNeal
A preliminary note on the identity, life-cycle, and pathogenicity of an important nematode parasite of captive monkeys.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches
Louis M. Roth
There are, however, a certain few organisms which commonly express their pathogenicity in the formation of pus.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique
John William Henry Eyre