pathoetiology

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noun

The etiology of disease

OriginEnglish etiology ← Latin aetiologia ← Ancient Greek αἰτῐολογῐ́ᾱ (aitĭologĭ́ā) →
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Meanings

nounpathoetiology (plural pathoetiologies)

plural pathoetiologies

  1. medicineThe etiology of disease

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
etiopathology

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  2. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  3. Englishpatho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  5. Ancient Greekαἰτῐ́ᾱ (aitĭ́ā)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  8. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  9. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  10. Ancient Greekαἰτῐολογῐ́ᾱ (aitĭologĭ́ā)
  11. Latinaetiologia
  12. Englishetiology
  13. Englishpathoetiology

From patho- + etiology.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

etiopathology
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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