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Pathogenic

Causing disease or capable of doing it. Pathogenic bacteria are disease-causing bacteria. For example, pathogenic E. coli are E. coli that are not innocuous (like most E. coli) but can make a person ill and even kill them. The word "pathogenic" comes from two Greek roots: "pathos" (disease) + "genesis" (bringing into being) = literally, bringing disease into being.

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patho·gen·ic -'jen-ik adj

1) PATHOGENETIC (1)

2) causing or capable of causing disease <\pathogenic microorganisms>

patho·gen·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv

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adj.

capable of causing disease. The term is applied to a parasitic microorganism (especially a bacterium) in relation to its host.

• pathogenicity n.

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path·o·gen·ic (path-o-jenґik) causing disease or morbid symptoms.

Medical dictionary. 2011.