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Pathogen Noun Disease Path·O·Gen  International Scientific  A Specific

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
path·o·gen
 \\ˈpa-thə-jən\\ noun
 ETYMOLOGY  International Scientific Vocabulary
 DATE  1880
: a specific causative agent (as a bacterium or virus) of disease
English Etymology
pathogen
  1880, a back formation from pathogenic.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
pathogen
patho·gen 5pAWEdVEn / noun   (technical 术语) a thing that causes disease
   病原体
 patho·gen·ic -5dVenik / adj.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
path·o·gen
\ˈpathəjə̇n, -ˌjen\ noun
also path·o·gene \-ˌjēn\
(-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary path- + -gen, -gene
: a specific cause of disease (as a bacterium or virus)
Synonyms: see 
microorganism

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