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Pathogenic
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example Sentences
- The suggested correlation between rot and pathogenic bacteria is not a proven fact but is based on speculation.
- Meanwhile the virus has undergone huge genetic changes and become even more pathogenic.
- The cause seems to be a misfolded prion protein that triggers normal prions in the body to adopt the pathogenic conformation.
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Word Origin & History
pathogenic
"producing disease," 1852, from Fr. pathogénique, from Gk. pathos "disease" (see pathos) + Fr. génique "producing." Earlier pathogenetic (1838). Related: Pathogenicity.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
pathogenic path·o·gen·ic (pāth'ə-jěn'ĭk) or path·o·ge·net·ic (-jə-nět'ĭk)
adj.
Having the capability to cause disease.
Producing disease.
Relating to pathogenesis.
path'o·ge·nic'i·ty (-jə-nĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
pathogenic [(path-uh-jen-ik)]A descriptive term for a thing or condition that can cause disease.
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