Etymology

pathomechanism

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Today it means: pathological mechanism; the mechanism by which a pathological condition occurs Full definition →

English mechanism ← New Latin mechanismu ← Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
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  1. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  2. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  3. Englishpatho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  6. New Latinmechanismu
  7. Englishmechanism
  8. English todaypathomechanism

From patho- + mechanism.

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