pathogenic

pathogenic
Able to cause (harmful) disease.

While the environment is teeming with bacteria and fungi, most are not pathogenic.

See Also: pathology

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  • Pathogenic — Path o*gen ic, a. [Gr. ? disease + the root of ? birth.] (Med. & Biol.) Of or pertaining to pathogeny; producting disease; as, a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pathogenic — index contagious, insalubrious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pathogenic — (adj.) producing disease, 1852, from Fr. pathogénique, from Gk. pathos disease (see PATHOS (Cf. pathos)) + Fr. génique producing (see GEN (Cf. gen)). Earlier pathogenetic (1838). Related: Pathogenicity …   Etymology dictionary

  • pathogenic — [path əjen′ik] adj. producing disease pathogenicity [path′əjə nis′ə tē] n. pathogenically adv …   English World dictionary

  • Pathogenic — Causing disease or capable of doing it. Pathogenic bacteria are disease causing bacteria. For example, pathogenic E. coli are E. coli that are not innocuous (like most E. coli) but can make a person ill and even kill them. The word pathogenic… …   Medical dictionary

  • pathogenic — /path euh jen ik/, adj. Pathol. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria. [1850 55; PATHO + GENIC] * * * …   Universalium

  • pathogenic — [[t]pæ̱θəʤe̱nɪk[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n A pathogenic organism can cause disease in a person, animal, or plant. [TECHNICAL] …   English dictionary

  • pathogenic — adjective able to cause disease (Freq. 2) infective agents pathogenic bacteria • Syn: ↑infective, ↑morbific • Similar to: ↑unhealthful …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pathogenic fungi — are fungi that cause disease in humans or other organisms. The study of pathogenic fungi is referred to as medical mycology. Although fungi are eukaryotic organisms many pathogenic fungi are also microorganisms.[1] Contents 1 Candida 2… …   Wikipedia

  • Pathogenic microbes — are microbes that cause infectious diseases. This article is dedicated to human pathogenic microbes.The organisms involved include pathogenic bacteria, causing diseases such as plague, tuberculosis and anthrax; protozoa, causing diseases such as… …   Wikipedia

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