Definitions for pathogenic
ˌpæθ əˈdʒɛn ɪkpath·o·gen·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. infective, morbific, pathogenicadjective

   able to cause disease

   "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pathogenicadjective

   Able to cause (harmful) disease.

   While the environment is teeming with bacteria and fungi, most are not pathogenic.

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1. pathogenic

   Pathogenic refers to something, typically microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, or fungi, that cause disease or illness in its host. The term can also refer to the ability of these microorganisms to cause damage to their host. It is derived from the Greek terms "pathos" meaning disease and "genes" meaning born of or produced by.

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1. Pathogenicadjective

   of or pertaining to pathogeny; producting disease; as, a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium

2. Etymology: [Gr. pa`qos disease + the root of ge`nos birth.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pathogenic in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pathogenic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of pathogenic in a Sentence

1. Ahmed Korayem:

   The germ of genius with a definite purpose is contagious. Otherwise, it's pathogenic.

2. Robin Foroutan:

   We all have bacteria, yeasts and other types of microbes living in our digestive tracts and many strains of these actually provide a benefit — that's why fermented foods and probiotics are so healthy, but excessive sugar intake can throw off the balance leading to an overgrowth of normally occurring yeast and pathogenic bacteria. This can have a negative effect on our energy, skin, immune function, mood and many other consequences.

3. David Asher:

   The most genetically unusual piece of the puzzle and the sequence is a 'furin cleavage site', which allows the virus to spread from bats to humans, and among humans in a highly pathogenic way.

4. Cath Rees:

   The main message I get is that they did not find any evidence of pathogenic bacteria on the sponges or brushes taken from a range of domestic settings and therefore there is no evidence that these items are a significant source of contamination in normal domestic settings, if there were some low levels of pathogens left on Cath Rees cloth, they are going to grow quite slowly( they grow optimally at body temperatures), so Cath Rees would not expect to see much growth of these, and this matched their results -- in wet condition there was some limited growth, in drying conditions the numbers either stayed the same or declined.

5. Emily Sickbert-Bennett:

   Even within our bodies there are a lot of good bacteria that are helping to outcompete the more pathogenic ones and keep us healthy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pathogenic
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pathogenic
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathogenic