pathophysiology

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noun

The physiological processes associated with disease or injury.

Similar
physiopathology
OriginEnglish physiology ← French physiologie ← Latin physiologia →
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Meanings

nounpathophysiology (countable and uncountable, plural pathophysiologies)

plural pathophysiologies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe physiological processes associated with disease or injury.

    Synonyms: physiopathology

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe physiological processes associated with disease or injury.

Similar
physiopathology

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  2. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  3. Englishpatho-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  6. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  7. Ancient Greekφύσις (phúsis)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  10. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  11. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  12. Ancient Greekφῠσῐολογίᾱ (phŭsĭologíā)
  13. Latinphysiologia
  14. Frenchphysiologie
  15. Englishphysiology
  16. Englishpathophysiology

From patho- + physiology.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 病理生理學 /病理生理学
  • 病理生理學 /病理生理学 (bìnglǐ shēnglǐxué)physiological processes associated with disease or injury
Czech patofyziologie
  • patofyziologiephysiological processes associated with disease or injury
Danish patofysiologi
  • patofysiologiphysiological processes associated with disease or injury
Finnish patofysiologia
  • patofysiologiaphysiological processes associated with disease or injury
Hungarian kórélettan
  • kórélettanphysiological processes associated with disease or injury
Italian fisiopatologia
  • fisiopatologiaphysiological processes associated with disease or injury
Japanese 病態生理学
  • 病態生理学 (byōtai seirigaku)physiological processes associated with disease or injury
Persian پاتوفیزیولوژی
  • پاتوفیزیولوژیphysiological processes associated with disease or injury
Polish fizjologia patologiczna
  • fizjologia patologicznaphysiological processes associated with disease or injury
Turkish patofizyoloji
  • patofizyolojiphysiological processes associated with disease or injury

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

physiopathology
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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