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pathogenic

 
Dictionary: path·o·gen·ic   (păth'ə-jĕn'ĭk) pronunciation also path·o·ge·net·ic
 
(-jə-nĕt'ĭk)
adj.
  1. Capable of causing disease.
  2. Originating or producing disease.
  3. Of or relating to pathogenesis.
pathogenically path'o·gen'i·cal·ly adv.
pathogenicity path'o·ge·nic'i·ty (-jə-nĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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Applied to micro-organisms which are capable of producing illness.

 
Health Dictionary: pathogenic
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(path-uh-jen-ik)

A descriptive term for a thing or condition that can cause disease.

 
Veterinary Dictionary: pathogenicity
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The ability of a pathogenic agent to produce disease in a host. See also virulence.

 
Translations: Pathogenic
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sygdomsfremkaldende

Nederlands (Dutch)
ziekteverwekkend

Français (French)
adj. - pathogène

Deutsch (German)
adj. - krankheitserregend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (ιατρ.) νοσογόνος, παθογόνος

Italiano (Italian)
patogeno

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - patogênico

Русский (Russian)
патогенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - patógeno

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sjukdomsalstrande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使生病的, 病原性的, 成为病原的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 使生病的, 病原性的, 成為病原的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 발병시키는, 병원성의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 発病させる, 病原の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ممرض, مسبب للمرض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מחולל מחלה‬


 
 

 

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