pathoadaptation

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noun

Any of the changes that occur when a bacterium adapts to a new pathogenetic niche

OriginEnglish adaptation ← French adaptation ← Medieval Latin adaptātiō →
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Meanings

nounpathoadaptation (plural pathoadaptations)

plural pathoadaptations

  1. Any of the changes that occur when a bacterium adapts to a new pathogenetic niche

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  2. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  3. Englishpatho-
  4. Medieval Latinadaptātiō
  5. Frenchadaptation
  6. Englishadaptation
  7. Englishpathoadaptation

From patho- + adaptation.

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APA

pathoadaptation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pathoadaptation

MLA

“pathoadaptation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pathoadaptation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pathoadaptation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pathoadaptation.

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