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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.

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pathogen

Noun

any agent, such as a bacterium, that can cause disease [Greek pathos suffering + -gen (suffix) producing]

pathogenic adj

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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.

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A disease-producing microorganism.

Thesaurus

Noun

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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