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Pathogene
Pronunciation : Path"o*gene
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Pathogenic.] (Biol.)
Definition : Defn: One of a class of virulent micro?rganisms 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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