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pathogen

noun
/ˈpæθəd͡ʒn̩/

Etymology

From patho- + -gen. Second element ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“lineage”) through Ancient Greek γένος (génos, “birth”)

  1. derived from γένος — “birth”
  2. derived from *ǵenh₁-✻ — “lineage”

Definitions

  1. An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a…

    An agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at pathogen. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at pathogen. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at pathogen

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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