pathogenesis

noun

path·​o·​gen·​e·​sis ˌpa-thə-ˈje-nə-səs 

: the origination and development of a disease

Examples of pathogenesis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s because the mucous membranes that line these structures can serve as staging grounds for microbial pathogenesis, the process by which microbes cause disease. — Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024

This has important implications for the pathogenesis of viral infections. — New Atlas, 12 Jan. 2025

The three species share nearly identical biology, pathogenesis and clinical pathology. — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2011

For example, basic research has focused on identifying long Covid laboratory markers and the pathogenesis (mechanism) linking the virus with the symptoms. — Steven Phillips, STAT, 14 Sep. 2023

Word History

Etymology

patho- + genesis, after French pathogénésie, German Pathogenese

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pathogenesis

• biogenesis
• diagenesis
• histogenesis
• lipogenesis
• morphogenesis
• mutagenesis
• neurogenesis
• oncogenesis
• ontogenesis
• paragenesis
• petrogenesis
• thermogenesis

Medical Definition

pathogenesis

noun

patho·​gen·​e·​sis ˌpath-ə-ˈjen-ə-səs 

plural pathogeneses -ˌsēz 

: the origination and development of a disease

called also pathogeny