aetiopathology

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A form of etiopathology — The determination or study of the cause of a pathology.

OriginEnglish pathology ← French pathologie ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) →
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Meanings

nounaetiopathology (plural aetiopathologies)

plural aetiopathologies

  1. alternativemedicineAlternative form of etiopathology.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  2. Ancient Greekαἰτῐ́ᾱ (aitĭ́ā)
  3. Englishaetio-
  4. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  9. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  10. Frenchpathologie
  11. Englishpathology
  12. Englishaetiopathology

From aetio- + pathology.

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APA

aetiopathology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aetiopathology

MLA

“aetiopathology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aetiopathology. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aetiopathology,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aetiopathology.

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