pathogenic

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English

Etymology

From patho- +‎ -genic.

Pronunciation

Adjective

pathogenic (comparative more pathogenic, superlative most pathogenic)

  1. (pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.
    While the environment is teeming with bacteria and fungi, most are not pathogenic.
  2. (music) Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.
    • 2008, Curt Sachs, The Rise of Music in the Ancient World, East and West, page 42:
      Melogenic music represents the wide middle area between the extremes of logogenic and pathogenic music.

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