Pathogenic
//pæθəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk// adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Able to cause (harmful) disease.
"While the environment is teeming with bacteria and fungi, most are not pathogenic."
- 2 Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.
"Melogenic music represents the wide middle area between the extremes of logogenic and pathogenic music."
Adjective
- 1 able to cause disease wordnet
Example
More examples"Infectious diseases are caused by prions, viruses, rickettsia, chlamydia, bacteria, pathogenic fungi and protozoa."
Etymology
From patho- + -genic.
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