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Definitions of pathogen
  1. noun
    any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)
Definition that contains pathogen
  • positive indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen
  • virus (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
  • tolerate have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition
  • infection the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
  • infection (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
  • invasion (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body
  • carrier (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others
  • bacteria (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
  • vaccine immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies
  • sensitivity susceptibility to a pathogen
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