English words for 'Relating to, or caused by multiple pathogens'
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noun
- A disease caused by such presence of a pathogen.
- A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound.
- An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
- (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
- (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
- moral corruption or contamination
- an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
- the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
- (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
- the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
adj
- of or relating to infection
- caused by infection or capable of causing infection
- easily spread
- (pathology, of an illness) Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).
- (informal) Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.
- (pathology, typically of a person) Able to infect others; capable of transmitting pathogens.
- (of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another.
adj
- infectious; having the ability to cause disease
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- (microbiology) Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis.
- (figurative) Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious.
- (medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.
- Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
noun
- A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it.
- (television) A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to identify the broadcasting network or cable channel.
- Any of various species of marine (saltwater or freshwater) crustaceans; e.g. a Moreton Bay bug, mudbug.
- (gambling, slang) A small piece of metal used in a slot machine to block certain winning combinations.
- Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.
- (aviation) A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.
- A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device
- (informal) Any minibeast.
- (entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
- A semi-automated telegraph key.
- (chiefly computing, engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
- Any insect.
- (informal) An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.
- A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.
- (Maine) A lobster.
- (gambling, slang) A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating.
- (poker) A limited form of wild card in some variants of poker.
- (paleontology, slang) A trilobite.
- (slang, US, horse-racing) An asterisk denoting an apprentice jockey's weight allowance.
- (printing) Synonym of union bug.
- (informal) A keen enthusiast or hobbyist.
- (slang, US, horse-racing, by extension) A young apprentice jockey.
- (informal) Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.
- (chiefly LGBTQ, "the bug") HIV.
- insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
- general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
- a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
- a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
- a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
verb
- (transitive) To install an electronic listening device or devices in.
- (intransitive, of eyes) To bulge or protrude.
- (informal, transitive) To annoy.
- (informal, intransitive) To act suspiciously or irrationally, especially in a way that annoys others.
- (transitive) To represent (a value) using a bug on an instrument.
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
- annoy persistently
adj
- (medicine, of a disease) Having a cause external to the infected organism.
- (biology) Growing as an exogen, by successive additions to the outside.
- (biology, dermatology, uncommon) Related to the exogen growth phase.
- (databases, of a key) Having no meaning in itself, such as an automatically generated sequential identifier.
- (economics, of a model) Being or relating to a change that comes from outside the model and is not explained by the model.
- (biology) Produced or originating outside of the referent organism.
- derived or originating externally
noun
- any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs)
- (medicine) Any infection that causes disease and occurs only when the host's immune system is impaired.
adj
noun
adj
- caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
- suggesting an unhealthy mental state
- suggesting the horror of death and decay
- Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish.
- Grisly or gruesome.
- (originally) Of, relating to, or afflicted by disease.
- (by extension) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease.
adj
- caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
- caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition
- of or relating to the practice of pathology
- (computer science) Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance.
- (mathematics) Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle.
- (medicine) Relating to, amounting to, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.
- (medicine) Pertaining to pathology.
noun
- susceptibility to a pathogen
- the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
- sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
- (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
- the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
- (electronics) The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
- The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
- (biology, medicine, of a pathogen) Vulnerability to medical treatment: Synonym of susceptibility.
- (photography) The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.
- (gaming) The rate at which the player's facing direction or position changes relative to input device movement.
- (statistics) The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true positive being correctly identified.
- (biology) The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
adj
- relating to or caused by a virus
- (social media) Circulated rapidly and widely from one user to another.
- (virology) Caused by a virus.
- (advertising and marketing) Spread by word of mouth with minimal intervention, in order to create buzz and interest.
- (virology) Of or relating to a biological virus.
- (computing) Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers.
noun
noun
- the cause of a disease
- the philosophical study of causation
- (medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
- The study of causes or causation.
- The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
- (medicine, countable) A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).
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noun
verb
adj
- (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
- occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
- inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
- (medicine, of a disease) Capable of being transmitted from one person to another.
- (radio communications or broadcasting, of a message or program) Capable of being transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver.
adj
- (medicine, of an infection) Not known to be caused by any specific pathogen.
- (medicine, of a person's immunity) Not caused by previous infection or vaccination, and/or affecting more than one antigen.
- (medicine, of an antimicrobial) Not specific to one pathogen; affecting multiple strains or species of pathogen.
- (medicine, of a stain in microscopy) That does not just stain one type of tissue.
- (medicine, of a symptom or other finding) Not specific to one possible cause; caused by any of various possible causes.
- not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides
noun
- A disease caused by such presence of a pathogen.
- A visible sign of such a disease, such as the suppuration of a wound.
- An uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host.
- (pathology) The act or process of infecting.
- (medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
- moral corruption or contamination
- an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
- (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
- the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
- (phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
- the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
noun
- A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it.
- (television) A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to identify the broadcasting network or cable channel.
- Any of various species of marine (saltwater or freshwater) crustaceans; e.g. a Moreton Bay bug, mudbug.
- (gambling, slang) A small piece of metal used in a slot machine to block certain winning combinations.
- Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.
- (aviation) A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.
- A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device
- (informal) Any minibeast.
- (entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
- A semi-automated telegraph key.
- (chiefly computing, engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
- Any insect.
- (informal) An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.
- A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.
- (Maine) A lobster.
- (gambling, slang) A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating.
- (poker) A limited form of wild card in some variants of poker.
- (paleontology, slang) A trilobite.
- (slang, US, horse-racing) An asterisk denoting an apprentice jockey's weight allowance.
- (printing) Synonym of union bug.
- (informal) A keen enthusiast or hobbyist.
- (slang, US, horse-racing, by extension) A young apprentice jockey.
- (informal) Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.
- (chiefly LGBTQ, "the bug") HIV.
- insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
- general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
- a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
- a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
- a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
verb
- (transitive) To install an electronic listening device or devices in.
- (intransitive, of eyes) To bulge or protrude.
- (informal, transitive) To annoy.
- (informal, intransitive) To act suspiciously or irrationally, especially in a way that annoys others.
- (transitive) To represent (a value) using a bug on an instrument.
- tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
- annoy persistently
noun
- any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs)
- (medicine) Any infection that causes disease and occurs only when the host's immune system is impaired.
noun
- susceptibility to a pathogen
- the ability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
- sensitivity to emotional feelings (of self and others)
- (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation
- the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences
- (electronics) The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
- The quality or state of being sensitive; sensitiveness.
- (biology, medicine, of a pathogen) Vulnerability to medical treatment: Synonym of susceptibility.
- (photography) The degree of response of a film etc. to light of a specified wavelength.
- (gaming) The rate at which the player's facing direction or position changes relative to input device movement.
- (statistics) The probability, in a binary classification test, of a true positive being correctly identified.
- (biology) The ability of an organism or organ to respond to external stimuli.
noun
- the cause of a disease
- the philosophical study of causation
- (medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
- The study of causes or causation.
- The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
- (medicine, countable) A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).
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adj
- of or relating to infection
- caused by infection or capable of causing infection
- easily spread
- (pathology, of an illness) Caused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).
- (informal) Memorable and invoking excitement or interest.
- (pathology, typically of a person) Able to infect others; capable of transmitting pathogens.
- (of feelings and behaviour) Spreading quickly from one person to another.
adj
- infectious; having the ability to cause disease
- extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
- harsh or corrosive in tone
- (microbiology) Of a pathogen: replicating within its host cell, then immediately causing it to undergo lysis.
- (figurative) Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious.
- (medicine) Of a disease or disease-causing agent: malignant, able to cause damage to the host.
- Of animals, plants, or substances: extremely venomous or poisonous.
adj
- (medicine, of a disease) Having a cause external to the infected organism.
- (biology) Growing as an exogen, by successive additions to the outside.
- (biology, dermatology, uncommon) Related to the exogen growth phase.
- (databases, of a key) Having no meaning in itself, such as an automatically generated sequential identifier.
- (economics, of a model) Being or relating to a change that comes from outside the model and is not explained by the model.
- (biology) Produced or originating outside of the referent organism.
- derived or originating externally
adj
noun
adj
- caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
- suggesting an unhealthy mental state
- suggesting the horror of death and decay
- Suggesting the horror of death; macabre or ghoulish.
- Grisly or gruesome.
- (originally) Of, relating to, or afflicted by disease.
- (by extension) Taking an interest in, or fixating on, unhealthy or unwholesome subjects such as death, decay, disease.
adj
- caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
- caused by or evidencing a mentally disturbed condition
- of or relating to the practice of pathology
- (computer science) Having properties that cause unusually bad behaviour, especially regarding correctness or performance.
- (mathematics) Having properties which are counterintuitive or difficult to handle.
- (medicine) Relating to, amounting to, or caused by a physical or mental disorder.
- (medicine) Pertaining to pathology.
adj
- relating to or caused by a virus
- (social media) Circulated rapidly and widely from one user to another.
- (virology) Caused by a virus.
- (advertising and marketing) Spread by word of mouth with minimal intervention, in order to create buzz and interest.
- (virology) Of or relating to a biological virus.
- (computing) Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers.
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adj
noun
verb
adj
- (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection
- occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
- inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
- (medicine, of a disease) Capable of being transmitted from one person to another.
- (radio communications or broadcasting, of a message or program) Capable of being transmitted from a transmitter to a receiver.
adj
- (medicine, of an infection) Not known to be caused by any specific pathogen.
- (medicine, of a person's immunity) Not caused by previous infection or vaccination, and/or affecting more than one antigen.
- (medicine, of an antimicrobial) Not specific to one pathogen; affecting multiple strains or species of pathogen.
- (medicine, of a stain in microscopy) That does not just stain one type of tissue.
- (medicine, of a symptom or other finding) Not specific to one possible cause; caused by any of various possible causes.
- not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides