pathogen

noun path·o·gen \ˈpa-thə-jən\

medical : something (such as a type of bacteria or a virus) that causes disease

Full Definition of PATHOGEN

: a specific causative agent (as a bacterium or virus) of disease

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First Known Use: 1880

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noun patho·gen \ˈpath-ə-jən\

: a specific causative agent (as a bacterium or virus) of disease

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