pathogenicity

/ˌpæθəd͡ʒəˈnɪsɪti/

pathogenicity noun: the quality or state of causing, originating or producing disease.

Noun

pathogenicity (countable and uncountable, plural pathogenicities)

The quality or state of causing, originating or producing disease.
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Antonyms:

nonpathogenicity

நாய்ச்செனித்திறன், நோய் உண்டாக்கும் திறன்

plural	pathogenicities

From pathogenic + -ity.

What does pathogenicity mean?: Pathogenicity means the quality or state of causing, originating or producing disease.
What is pathogenicity in Tamil?: Pathogenicity in Tamil is நாய்ச்செனித்திறன், நோய் உண்டாக்கும் திறன். See Pathogenicity meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pathogenicity?: Pathogenicity is a noun.
How do you pronounce pathogenicity?: Pathogenicity is pronounced /ˌpæθəd͡ʒəˈnɪsɪti/.
What is the plural of pathogenicity?: The plural of pathogenicity is pathogenicities.

Adapted from Wiktionary: pathogenicity (page history and authors); pathogenicity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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