pathophysiology

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noun

path·​o·​phys·​i·​ol·​o·​gy ˌpa-thō-ˌfi-zē-ˈä-lə-jē 

: the physiology of abnormal states

specifically : the functional changes that accompany a particular syndrome or disease

pathophysiological

ˌpa-thō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

adjective

or pathophysiologic

ˌpa-thō-ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-jik 

pathophysiological

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adjective

patho·​physiological ¦pathō+ 

variants or pathophysiologic

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: of or relating to pathophysiology

Examples of pathophysiology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The insensitivity to insulin is how type two diabetics lose control of their ability to regulate their blood glucose level and leads to the development and pathophysiology of diabetes. — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably borrowed from German Pathophysiologie, from patho- patho- + Physiologie physiology

First Known Use

Noun

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pathophysiology

• bacteriology
• biotechnology
• dialectology
• ecclesiology
• endocrinology
• epistemology
• geochronology
• geomorphology
• histopathology
• hydrogeology
• kinesiology
• meteorology

Medical Definition

pathophysiology

noun

patho·​phys·​i·​ol·​o·​gy -ˌfiz-ē-ˈäl-ə-jē 

plural pathophysiologies

: the physiology of abnormal states

specifically : the functional changes that accompany a particular syndrome or disease

pathophysiological

-ē-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl 

adjective

or pathophysiologic

-ik 

pathophysiologist

-ē-ˈäl-ə-jəst 

noun