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Pathogen
Meaning
Noun
●
In Immunology & Pathology:
Any
organism
or
substance
, especially a
microorganism
,
capable
of
causing
disease
, such as
bacteria
,
viruses
,
protozoa
or
fungi
. Microorganisms are not considered to be
pathogenic
until they have
reached
a
population
size
that is large enough to cause
disease
.
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Origin
pathogen
English
-gen
English
-γενής
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
patho-
English
πάθος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
πάσχω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
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Bacterium
Virus
Disease
Microorganism
Microbe
Bacteria
Infection
Parasite
Fungus
Toxin
Organism
Bacterial
Microorganisms
Parasites
Fungi
Infections
Antigen
Pest
Microbial
Viruses
Insect
Superbug
Retrovirus
Phage
Microbes
Antibiotic
Species
Protozoan
Mutation
Diseases
Mosquito
Fungal
Prion
Virulence
Nematode
Gene
Germ
Genus
Antigens
Biofilm
Zoonotic
Tumor
Vaccine
Allergen
Immune Response
Infectious Disease
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