electropathology

noun

diagnosis via observation of the reaction of muscles to electricity

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

nounelectropathology (uncountable)
  1. uncountablediagnosis via observation of the reaction of muscles to electricity

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  7. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  11. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  12. Frenchpathologie
  13. Englishpathology
  14. Englishelectropathology

From electro- + pathology.

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APA

electropathology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electropathology

MLA

“electropathology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electropathology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electropathology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electropathology.

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