pathomimetic

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adjective

That mimics a pathological condition

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Meanings

adjectivepathomimetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineThat mimics a pathological condition

    To image, localize and quantify collagen IV degradation in real-time we used 3D pathomimetic breast cancer models designed to mimic the in vivo microenvironment of breast cancers.

    2015 November 13, “Imaging Sites of Inhibition of Proteolysis in Pathomimetic Human Breast Cancer Cultures by Light-Activated Ruthenium Compound”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From patho- + mimetic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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