path/o
disease
From Greek pathos, suffering, experience
Meaning
What does path/o mean?
path/o is a root meaning disease. It comes from Greek pathos, suffering, experience.
Inside words it is spelled path.
As a suffix it becomes -pathy (disease of), while in empathy and sympathy the Greek root keeps its old sense of feeling.
In real words
Medical words with path/o
histopathology
the study of diseased cells and tissues under a microscope
pathology
the study of disease and the changes it causes in the body; also the abnormal changes themselves
a doctor who identifies diseases by studying cells and tissues under a microscope
causing or able to cause disease, as pathogenic bacteria
pathogenesis
the way a disease begins and develops
In the dictionary
More terms built with it
Terms in our life science dictionary that list path/o among their word parts.
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Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:
- MedlinePlus: Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
- PATHO- Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
- patho- - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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Cells, tissues and the body
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