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Pathogen - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pathogen : (noun)
1: any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium
or other microorganism)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Pathogen : Pathogen: An agent of disease. A disease producer. The term pathogen most commonly is used to refer to infectious organisms. These include yeast ). Less commonly, pathogen refers to a
noninfectious agent of disease such as a chemical.
The term pathogen was devised about 1880 and was compounded from patho- meaning disease _ -gen indicating a producer. Hence, a disease producer.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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