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etiopathology en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-der. Ancient Greek αἰτῐ́ᾱ (aitĭ́ā) 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 -λογίᾱ (-logíā) Ancient Greek αἰτῐολογῐ́ᾱ (aitĭologĭ́ā)der. Latin aetiologiabor. English etiology Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) ▲ French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology blend English etiopathology Blend of etiology + pathology. By surface analysis, etio- + pathology.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The determination or study of the cause of a pathology.
    • However, more work is needed to determine whether methylation in this locus is involved in the etiopathology of mania. 2015 July 6, “Association of DNA Methylation with Acute Mania and Inflammatory Markers”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

Forms

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Deriveds

etiopathologic

Relateds

etiology · etiologic · etiopathogenetic · etiopathogenesis

Synonyms

pathoetiology