pathomechanism

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noun

pathological mechanism; the mechanism by which a pathological condition occurs

OriginEnglish mechanism ← New Latin mechanismu ← Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) →
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Meanings

nounpathomechanism (plural pathomechanisms)

plural pathomechanisms

  1. medicinepathological mechanism; the mechanism by which a pathological condition occurs

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  2. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  3. Englishpatho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  6. New Latinmechanismu
  7. Englishmechanism
  8. Englishpathomechanism

From patho- + mechanism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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