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Pathogenic

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WordDefinition
morbificThat causes disease; sickening, pathogenic.
unhealthfulNot promoting health; detrimental to health.
infectivenounAble to cause infection; infectious

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infectiveAble to cause infection; infectious
morbificThat causes disease; sickening, pathogenic.
unhealthfulNot promoting health; detrimental to health.
infectious(pathology, typically of a person) Able to infect others; capable of transmitting pathogens.
pathogenesisnounThe origin and development of a disease.
pathogennoun(pathology, immunology) An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.
pathologic(dated) Caused by or related to disease, pathology.
pathological(medicine) Relating to, amounting to, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.
funginoun(by extension, music) A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of banjo, guitar, ukulele, and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm.
diseasenoun(medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
virulent(medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.
organismnoun(biology) A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
harmfulCausing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
causative(grammar) Expressing a cause or causation.
causalOf, relating to, or being a cause of something; causing.
pathogensnoun(pathology, immunology) An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.
etiologicalRelating to an etiology
etiologicAlternative spelling of aetiologic. [Of or pertaining to an aetiology.]
contagious(of a disease) Easily transmitted to others.
deleterious(formal) Harmful, often in a subtle or unexpected way.

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