Meanings
nounetiopathology (countable and uncountable, plural etiopathologies)
plural etiopathologies
- countableuncountablemedicineThe determination or study of the cause of a pathology.
However, more work is needed to determine whether methylation in this locus is involved in the etiopathology of mania.
2015 July 6, “Association of DNA Methylation with Acute Mania and Inflammatory Markers”, in PLOS ONE, →DOISynonyms: pathoetiology
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe determination or study of the cause of a pathology.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
- Ancient Greekαἰτῐ́ᾱ (aitĭ́ā)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Ancient Greekαἰτῐολογῐ́ᾱ (aitĭologĭ́ā)
- Latinaetiologia
- Englishetiology
- Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
- Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
- Frenchpathologie
- Englishpathology
- Englishetiopathology
Blend of etiology + pathology. By surface analysis, etio- + pathology.
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APA
etiopathology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etiopathology
MLA
“etiopathology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etiopathology. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “etiopathology,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/etiopathology.
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