pathogen
Meaning
An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.
Synonyms
causative agent
causal organism
disease-producing organism
causal factor
infectious agent
causative organism
Frequency
Hyphenated as
path‧o‧gen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpæθəd͡ʒn̩/
Etymology
From patho- + -gen.
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