- Disease organism - Single-celled organism - A microscopic vegetable organism, belonging to the class
Algae, usually in the form of a jointed rodlike filament, and found in
putrefying organic infusions. Bacteria are destitute of chlorophyll,
and are the smallest of microscopic organisms. They are very widely
diffused in nature, and multiply with marvelous rapidity, both by
fission and by spores. Certain species are active agents in
fermentation, while others appear to be the cause of certain infectious
diseases. See Bacillus.
- Disease causing - Disease-producing - Diseaseproducing - Of or pertaining to pathogeny; producting disease; as,
a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium.
- A cause of some infectious diseases - Disease carrier - Harmful computer program - Infective agent - Source of infection - Contagious or poisonous matter, as of specific ulcers,
the bite of snakes, etc.; -- applied to organic poisons. - The special contagion, inappreciable to the senses and
acting in exceedingly minute quantities, by which a disease is
introduced into the organism and maintained there.
- One of a class of virulent microorganisms or bacteria
found in the tissues and fluids in infectious diseases, and supposed to
be the cause of the disease; a pathogenic organism; a pathogenic
bacterium; -- opposed to zymogene.
- Anti-viral preparation - Disease preventative stored in medivac cinema - Flu shot, e.g. - Inoculation serum - Needed to fight COVID-19 - New form of vein holds a cubic centimetre of serum - Of or pertaining to cows; pertaining to, derived from, or
caused by, vaccinia; as, vaccine virus; the vaccine disease.