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Synonyms for pathogen

Most common

infectious agent

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.

Related words

Is a kind of
agent entity

Forms

Plural
pathogens

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pathogenrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.