micropathology

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noun

pathology on a very small scale

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

nounmicropathology (uncountable)
  1. uncountablepathology on a very small scale

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  6. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  9. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  10. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  11. Frenchpathologie
  12. Englishpathology
  13. Englishmicropathology

From micro- + pathology.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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