dermatopathology en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English dermato- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology English dermatopathology From dermato- + pathology.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic level.
Her father is a professor of pathology at Harvard Medical School and the director of dermatopathology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
2009 May 3, “Emily Murphy, James Beaver”, in New York Times: