pathogen
An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a…An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.
» Have I been exposed to the pathogen?
Meaning
1 sensesAn agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.
Krankheitserreger
патоге́нpatogén
патогенpatohen
any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)
Examples
5 sentencesHave I been exposed to the pathogen?
A smaller, but still dangerous, concentration of pathogens won't necessarily be detectable by smell.
Studies indicate that the world can expect about five new animal-borne pathogens to infect humans each year.
Gilmore said scientists are studying the pathogen's genes to identify targets for the development of new weapons to fight the superbug.
The exact location of the trees is a secret because of fears that visitors could bring in pathogens that might cause disease.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From patho- + -gen. Second element ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“lineage”)From patho- + -gen. Second element ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“lineage”) through Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “birth”)
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source