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pathogen

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path·o·gen  (pth-jn)
n.
An agent that causes disease, especially a living microorganism such as a bacterium or fungus.
pathogen [ˈpæθəˌdʒɛn], pathogene [ˈpæθəˌdʒiːn]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) any agent that can cause disease
pathogen  (pth-jn)
An agent that causes infection or disease, especially a microorganism, such as a bacterium or protozoan, or a virus. See Note at germ.
A disease-producing microorganism.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pathogen - any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)
micro-organism, microorganism - any organism of microscopic size
infectious agent, infective agent - an agent capable of producing infection
Translations
pathogen [ˈpæθəʊdʒen] N → patógeno m
pathogen [ˈpæθədʒɛn] n → agent m pathogène
pathogen
n (Med) → Krankheitserreger m
pathogen [ˈpæθəˌdʒɛn] n → agente m patogeno
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