path·o·gen (p th  -jn)n. An agent that causes disease, especially a living microorganism such as a bacterium or fungus. |
pathogen [ˈpæθəˌdʒɛn], pathogene [ˈpæθəˌdʒiːn]
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(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.
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| Noun | 1. | 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 |
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