PATHOGENETIC Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

pathogenetic

adjective

Definition of pathogenetic

as in pathogenic

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Recent Examples of pathogenetic After all, the French built the BSL-4 laboratory for advanced pathogenetic research on viruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. — David Asher, National Review, 11 June 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathogenetic

Adjective

Laboratory experiments confirmed the prediction, and the variant was reclassified as likely pathogenic.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
The composition of the gut microbiota can be altered by a variety of factors, most notably the use of antibiotics, which may eliminate beneficial as well as pathogenic bacteria.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of pathogenic

Adjective

However, hundreds of people died and thousands struggled with cancer or chronic illnesses after inhaling toxic fumes.

— Veronica Bravo, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Like antibiotics, phages can cause the release of endotoxins, or toxic substances, which can cause a severe inflammatory – and potentially fatal – response, like septic shock.

— Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of toxic

Adjective

Public health experts said the move amounted to extraordinary political interference in the authority of a state health department and an effort to minimize the risks of the highly infectious virus.

— Reuters, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
The patients had gone to UCLA for cancer and infectious-disease treatments, high-risk women’s services, major organ transplants and other specialty medicine care, the association said.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of infectious

Adjective

As Anna covers for Fyodor’s addiction and increasingly unstable professional behavior, her devotion starts to look poisonous for them both.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Ecology officials fined Nippon $4,500 in 2024 for releasing excessive amounts of sulfur dioxide, a poisonous gas with a strong smell.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of poisonous

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