Etymology

cytopathologist

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Today it means: A scientist whose speciality is cytopathology. Full definition →

English pathologist ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos)
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The story

  1. Englishcyto-
  2. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  3. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  4. Frenchpathologie
  5. Englishpathology
  6. Englishpathologist
  7. English todaycytopathologist

From cyto- + pathologist.

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