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Associations to the word «Pathogen»

Wiktionary

PATHOGEN, noun. (pathology) (immunology) Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi. Microorganisms are not considered to be pathogenic until they have reached a population size that is large enough to cause disease.

Dictionary definition

PATHOGEN, noun. Any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats