Meanings
nounpaleopathology (countable and uncountable, plural paleopathologies)
plural paleopathologies · alternative palaeopathology
- countableuncountableThe study of ancient diseases.
- countableAny ancient disease itself.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence)
Similar
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-der.?
- Ancient Greekπάλαι (pálai)
- Ancient Greekπᾰλαιός (pălaiós)
- Englishpaleo-
- Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
- Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Frenchpathologie
- Englishpathology
- Englishpaleopathology
Translations
Dutch paleopathologie
- paleopathologiethe study of ancient diseases
Finnish paleopatologia
- paleopatologiathe study of ancient diseases
French paléopathologie
- paléopathologiethe study of ancient diseases
Spanish paleopatología
- paleopatologíathe study of ancient diseases
Cite this entry
APA
paleopathology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleopathology
MLA
“paleopathology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleopathology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paleopathology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleopathology.
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