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Definition of patho- - 3 dictionary results

patho-

 
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a combining form meaning “suffering,” “disease,” “feeling,” used in the formation of compound words: pathology.
Also, especially before a vowel, path-.

Origin:
comb. form repr. Gk páthos; see pathos
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patho- or path-  
pref.  Disease; suffering: pathogen.

[New Latin, from Greek, from pathos, suffering; see kwent(h)- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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patho- or path-
pref.
Disease; suffering: pathogen.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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