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pathogenic

[ path-uh-jen-ik ]

adjective

  1. Pathology. capable of producing disease:

    pathogenic bacteria.



pathogenic

/ ˌæθəˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. able to cause or produce disease

    pathogenic bacteria

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pathogenic

  1. A descriptive term for a thing or condition that can cause disease.
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Other yvlog Forms

  • t·貹ٳo·i adjective
  • ԴDzpٳ··i adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pathogenic1

First recorded in 1850–55; patho- + -genic
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Example Sentences

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Nevertheless, experts said, if they are wrong and a highly pathogenic virus is circulating in wild birds, it’ll start popping up in other states and sites too.

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“That is the mutation found in the first human case, which was extremely pathogenic in ferrets,” said Yoshihiro Kawaoka, an infectious disease expert at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and the University of Tokyo.

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The agency “continues to prioritize the response to highly pathogenic avian influenza,” it told the news agency.

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Costco has warned customers on its website that egg shortages, caused by the highly pathogenic avian influenza, may lead to product cuts or delays.

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The American Veterinary Medical Association’s website discourages this due to foodborne pathogens like salmonella and listeria, and now the highly pathogenic H5N1.

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