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      pathogenic
      Roots
      paskheinpath- · Greek · to suffer, experience, be affectedgenes-gen · Greek · producing, born
      Synonyms for pathogenic
      morbificadj
      Words related to pathogenic
      nonpathogenicadjinfectiveadjpathogenousadjpathogennpathogenicitynmicroorganismsnbacterialadjbacterianbacteriumndiplococcusnmycobacterianbacteroidnmycobacteriumnclostridiumnpathogenesisnshigellanspirochetosisvirulencenvirusesnrickettsianentheticadjparatuberculosisspirochetenstaphylococcusnbacteriallyadvtreponemanmicrobicadjnoninfectiousadjstaphylococcaladjbacillusn

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      Where does pathogenic come from?

      The word pathogenic breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: path-, from Greek paskhein (“to suffer, experience, be affected”); and -gen, from Greek genes (“producing, born”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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