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patogeno

pathogenic

adjective pah-TOH-jeh-noh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: Greek pathos (suffering) + genes (producing)

Usage Note

Patogeno is used in medical and biological contexts to describe any agent — virus, bacterium, fungus — capable of causing disease. The opposite is innocuo (harmless) or apatogeno. The noun form is patogeno (m), meaning 'pathogen'.

Examples

"Questo batterio è molto patogeno."

Natural Translation

This bacterium is very pathogenic.

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