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path·o·gen

(păth′ə-jən)

An agent that causes disease, especially a virus, bacterium, or fungus.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

pathogen

(ˈpæθəˌdʒɛn) or

pathogene

(Pathology) any agent that can cause disease

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

path•o•gen

(ˈpæθ ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn)

n.

any disease-producing agent, esp. a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.

[1940–45]

path·o·gen

(păth′ə-jən)

An agent that causes infection or disease, especially a microorganism, such as a bacterium or protozoan, or a virus. See Note at germ.

The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

pathogen

A disease-producing microorganism.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

pathogen

1. A disease-causing organism.

2. A microorganism that causes disease.

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Noun

pathogen - any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)

microorganism, micro-organism - any organism of microscopic size

infectious agent, infective agent - an agent capable of producing infection

Translations

παθογόνος

patogeenitaudinaiheuttaja

pathogénique

patogeno

pathogen

[ˈpæθəʊdʒen] N → patógeno m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pathogen

[ˈpæθədʒɛn] n → agent m pathogène

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pathogen

n (Med) → Krankheitserreger m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pathogen

[ˈpæθəˌdʒɛn] n → agente m patogeno

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

path·o·gen

n. patógeno, agente capaz de producir una enfermedad.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

pathogen

n patógeno, agente patógeno

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