pathogenicity

The quality or state of causing, originating or producing disease.

Noun

  1. The quality or state of causing, originating or producing disease.
    • On the other hand, it can be observed that, with small exceptions, the S. pneumonia strains are the only Streptococci equipped with homospermidine biosynthesis and pyruvate oxidation pathways, which have been found to...

    Antonyms: nonpathogenicity

Origin

Etymology tree English pathogenic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English pathogenicity From pathogenic + -ity.

Forms

pathogenicities

Related

etiopathogenesis nonpathogenic pathogen pathogenesis pathology pathosis etiology

Derived

apathogenicity enteropathogenicity entomopathogenicity immunopathogenicity nematopathogenicity nephropathogenicity phytopathogenicity uropathogenicity vaginopathogenicity