A disposition to initiate processes that result in a disorder. The use of 'initiates' is intended to convey that a pathogenic disposition is realized when processes resulting in a disorder begin because of some action on the part of the bearer of the disposition. By this interpretation of 'initiates', disorder-causing entities such as glass, UV light, and toxins do not have a pathogenic disposition. A pathogenic disposition is realized in processes that create a disorder.

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IDO_0000450

The use of 'initiates' is intended to convey that a pathogenic disposition is realized when processes resulting in a disorder begin because of some action on the part of the bearer of the disposition. By this interpretation of 'initiates', disorder-causing entities such as glass, UV light, and toxins do not have a pathogenic disposition.

A pathogenic disposition is realized in processes that create a disorder.

pathogenicity

A disposition to initiate processes that result in a disorder.

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ido.owl

pathogenic disposition

IDO:0000450

pathogenic disposition

Albert Goldfain

Lindsay Cowell

Alexander Diehl

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000016