pathogenic

adj — 2 senses

pathogenic

adj

CA, US /pæθəˈd͡ʒɛnɪk/

Etymology From patho- + -genic.

1

Medicine, Pathology, Sciences Able to cause (harmful) disease.

  • While the environment is teeming with bacteria and fungi, most are not pathogenic.
2

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.

  • Melogenic music represents the wide middle area between the extremes of logogenic and pathogenic music.2008, Curt Sachs, The Rise of Music in the Ancient World, East and West, page 42:
Derived terms
36 termsacaropathogenic, aetiopathogenic, antipathogenic, apathogenic, autopathogenic, cardiopathogenic, clinicopathogenic, copathogenic, cytopathogenic, encephalopathogenic, endopathogenic, entomopathogenic, hepatopathogenic, hyperpathogenic, ichthyopathogenic, immunopathogenic, multipathogenic, mycopathogenic, nematopathogenic, nephropathogenic, neuropathogenic, nonpathogenic, odontopathogenic, otopathogenic, pathogenical, pathogenically, pathogenicity, periodontopathogenic, periopathogenic, pharmacopathogenic, physiopathogenic, phytopathogenic, psychopathogenic, subpathogenic, vaginopathogenic, zoopathogenic
Related terms
pathology

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