patho-

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Related to patho-: pathologically, pathophysiological, pathophysiologist

patho-

(word root) disease

Examples of words with the root patho-: pathology

patho-

or path-

pref.

Disease; suffering: pathogen.

[New Latin, from Greek, from pathos, suffering; see k^went(h)- in Indo-European roots.]

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patho-

or before a vowel

path-

combining form

(Pathology) disease: pathology.

[from Greek pathos suffering; see pathos]

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patho-

a combining form meaning “suffering,” “disease”: pathology.

[comb. form representing Greek páthos; see pathos]

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