Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
etio·patho·gen·e·sis Variant:
or chiefly British ae·tio·patho·gen·e·sis /"Et-E-O-"path-&-'jen-&-s&s also "et-/ Function:
noun Inflected Form:
plural etio·patho·gen·e·ses /-"sEz/ : the cause and development of a disease or abnormal condition
