Meaning

1 senses
  1. An 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

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  1. Have I been exposed to the pathogen?

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  2. A smaller, but still dangerous, concentration of pathogens won't necessarily be detectable by smell.

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  3. Studies indicate that the world can expect about five new animal-borne pathogens to infect humans each year.

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  4. Gilmore said scientists are studying the pathogen's genes to identify targets for the development of new weapons to fight the superbug.

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  5. The exact location of the trees is a secret because of fears that visitors could bring in pathogens that might cause disease.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
any organism or substance that causes disease:
Русский
By meaning 1
any organism or substance that causes disease:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
any organism or substance that causes disease:

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”)

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