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pathogen
noun
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Word History
patho- + -gen, after pathogenic, pathogenesis
1880, in the meaning defined above
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“Pathogen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathogen. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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