channelopathy

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noun

Any inherited disease caused by a mutation in the genes that code for ion channel subunits or the proteins that regulate them.

OriginAncient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) ← English channel →
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Meanings

nounchannelopathy (countable and uncountable, plural channelopathies)

plural channelopathies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineAny inherited disease caused by a mutation in the genes that code for ion channel subunits or the proteins that regulate them.

Origin

  1. Englishchannel
  2. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  3. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  4. Englishchannelopathy

From channel + -o- + -pathy.

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APA

channelopathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/channelopathy

MLA

“channelopathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/channelopathy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “channelopathy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/channelopathy.

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