PATHOGENE
Path"o*gene, n. Etym: [See Pathogenic.] (Biol.)
Defn: One of a class of virulent microörganisms or bacteria found in the tissues and fluids in infectious diseases, and supposed to be the cause of the disease; a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium; — opposed to zymogene.
PATHOGENESIS
Path`o*gen"e*sis, n. (Med.)
Defn: Pathogeny.
PATHOGENETIC
Path`o*ge*net"ic, a. (Med.)
Defn: Pathogenic.
PATHOGENIC
Path`o*gen"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Med. & Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to pathogeny; producting disease; as, a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium.
PATHOGENY Pa*thog"e*ny, n. (Med.) (a) The generation, and method of development, of disease; as, the pathogeny of yellow fever is unsettled. (b) That branch of pathology which treats of the generation and development of disease.
PATHOGNOMONIC
Pa*thog`no*mon"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. pathognomonique. See Gnomic.] (Med.)