Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

copathogen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: co-pathogen
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pathogen coexistent with another in the same host, yielding coinfection.

Example Sentences

"Although Enterobacteriaceae were the most common copathogens identified overall, Staphylococcus aureus was the most common copathogen in bloodstream infections."

Etymology

From co- + pathogen.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: co

Inflected Forms

copathogens (plural)

Questions

What does copathogen mean?: A pathogen coexistent with another in the same host, yielding coinfection.
Where does copathogen come from?: From co- + pathogen.

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