pathobiology

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noun

The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than on the medical aspects.

OriginEnglish biology ← New Latin biologia ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) →
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Meanings

nounpathobiology (usually uncountable, plural pathobiologies)

plural pathobiologies

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyThe branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than on the medical aspects.
  2. uncountableusuallymedicinepathology (in any of its senses: study of disease, instance of disease, mechanism of disease).
  3. uncountableusuallymedicineThe biologic explanations of pathogenesis, to include both pathoanatomy and pathophysiology.

Synonyms & antonyms

Narrower
pathoanatomypathophysiology

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  2. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  3. Englishpatho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  5. Ancient Greekβίος (bíos)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  9. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  10. New Latinbiologia
  11. Englishbiology
  12. Englishpathobiology

From patho- + biology.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 病理学
  • 病理学 (bìnglǐxué)branch of biology that deals with pathology
Finnish patobiologia
  • patobiologiabranch of biology that deals with pathology
French pathobiologie
  • pathobiologiebranch of biology that deals with pathology
Romanian patobiologie
  • patobiologiebranch of biology that deals with pathology

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

biopathology
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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