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copathogen

copathogen noun: a pathogen coexistent with another in the same host, yielding coinfection.

Noun

copathogen (plural copathogens)

  1. A pathogen coexistent with another in the same host, yielding coinfection.
    • Although Enterobacteriaceae were the most common copathogens identified overall, Staphylococcus aureus was the most common copathogen in bloodstream infections.1989, Philip A. Mackowiak, “The enterococci: evidence of species-specific clinical and microbiologic heterogeneity”, in American Journal of the Medical Sciences, volume 297, number 4, →DOI, →PMID...

Forms of copathogen

pluralcopathogens

Origin of copathogen

From co- + pathogen.

Questions about copathogen

What does copathogen mean?
Copathogen means a pathogen coexistent with another in the same host, yielding coinfection.
What part of speech is copathogen?
Copathogen is a noun.
What is the plural of copathogen?
The plural of copathogen is copathogens.

Words near copathogen in the dictionary

  1. copastor
  2. copastors
  3. copatain
  4. copatentee
  5. copatentees
  6. copathogen
  7. copathogenesis
  8. copathogenic
  9. copathogens
  10. copathologic
  11. copathologies

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