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pathobiology en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos)der. English patho- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) 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 -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology English pathobiology From patho- + biology.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than on the medical aspects.
  2. (uncountable, usually) pathology (in any of its senses: study of disease, instance of disease, mechanism of disease).
  3. (uncountable, usually) The biologic explanations of pathogenesis, to include both pathoanatomy and pathophysiology.

Forms

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pathobiologies Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

neuropathobiology

Hyponyms

pathoanatomy · pathophysiology

Relateds

etiology

Translations (4)

fr pathobiologie (branch of biology that deals with pathology) · ro patobiologie (branch of biology that deals with pathology) · cmn 病理学 (branch of biology that deals with pathology) · fi patobiologia (branch of biology that deals with pathology)