pathogenicity

English

Etymology

From pathogenic +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpæθəd͡ʒəˈnɪsɪti/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

pathogenicity (countable and uncountable, plural pathogenicities)

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

   Antonym: nonpathogenicity

   • 2015 September 15, “Assessing the Metabolic Diversity of Streptococcus from a Protein Domain Point of View”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:

     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 be involved in pathogenicity mechanisms [50 ] and in the counteraction of oxidative stress [51 ].

Derived terms

• apathogenicity
• enteropathogenicity
• entomopathogenicity
• immunopathogenicity
• nematopathogenicity
• nephropathogenicity
• phytopathogenicity
• uropathogenicity
• vaginopathogenicity

Related terms

• etiopathogenesis
• nonpathogenic
• pathogen
• pathogenesis
• pathology
• pathosis

Translations

ability to cause disease

Polish: chorobotwórczość (pl) f, patogenność (pl) f, patogeniczność f

See also

• etiology