Patho-, -Pathy “disease, medical” Words: "haematopathology" to "nostopathy",
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Medical words that include: patho-, -path-, -pathia,
-pathic, -pathology, -pathetic, -pathize, -pathy
(Greek: feeling, sensation, perception, suffering, [in medicine, these elements usually mean “one who suffers from a disease of, or one who treats a disease” and they are listed separately here from the “feeling” words]).
If you would like to take self-scoring quizzes over many of the words in this subject area, then go to
Patho- Quizzes so you can see how much you know about the following (and other)
“patho-” words.
haematopathology, hematopathology:
The study of diseases of the blood.
haematopathy, hematopathy:
Any kind of disease of the blood.
haemopathology, hemopathology:
The study of diseases of the blood.
heliopathy:
Injury from exposure to sunlight.
hematopathy:
A disease of the blood.
hemopathy:
An abnormal condition or disease of the blood.
hepatopath, hepatopathy:
Any disease of the liver.
hepatopathy:
Any disease of the liver.
hippopathology:
Pertaining to diseases of horses.
histopathology:
The study of abnormal or diseased tissue.
homeopathy, homeopath, homeopathology:
A system of medical treatment based on the use of small quantities of remedies that in massive doses produce effects similar to those of the disease being treated.
hydrosudopathy:
Hydrotherapy combined with induced sweating, as in a Turkish bath.
hydropathist:
One who specializes in the use of water to treat and cure diseases.
hydropathy, hydropathic, hydropathist:
The use of water to treat and cure diseases.
hydrosudopathy:
Hydrotherapy combined with induced sweating, as in a Turkish bath.
hylopathy, hylopathism:
The obsolete doctrine that disease is due to changes in the constitution of matter.
hypobaropathy:
1. Sickness or disturbances experienced in high altitudes due to reduced air pressure; high-altitude sickness.
2. Produced by reduced barometric pressure; not always distinguished from hypobarism and altitude sickness.
hysteropathy:
Any disease of the uterus.
idiopathy, idiopathic:
1. Pertaining to diseases that arise entirely within organs, as opposed to those that are the result of outside influences.
2. A disease of unknown cause or denoting a primary disease that is not preceded by or caused by any other disease; a morbid state of spontaneous origin.
iridopathy:
Pathologic lesions in the iris.
isopathy:
The treatment of disease with products of the disease or with material from the organ affected, e.g., smallpox by giving minute doses of various (smallpox) matter; or disease of the liver by giving extract of liver, etc.
keratopathy:
A noninflammatory disease of the cornea. Any corneal disease, damage, dysfunction or abnormality.
kinesipathist:
A non-medical person who treats disease by various kinds of movements.
kinesipathy, kinesipath, kinesipathic:
1. A disease marked by motor disturbances.
2. The treatment of diseases by means of gymnastics or muscular action; kinesitherapy.
lensopathy:
The process by which tear proteins are deposited on a contact lens.
logopathy:
Any speech disorder.
lymphadenopathy:
A disease of the lymph nodes.
lymphopathy:
Any disease of the lymphatic vessels or lymph nodes.
mastopathy:
A disease of the mammary (breast) gland.
mazopathy, mazopathia:
Any disease of the placenta.
melanopathy:
Disease marked by pigmentation of the skin.
meteoropathy:
Disease caused by climatic conditions.
meteoropathology:
The study of diseases caused by weather or atmospheric conditions.
metropathy, metropathia, metropathic:
Any disease or disorder of the uterus.
monopathy:
A disease affecting a single part of the body or a single uncomplicated disease.
motorpathy:
Treatment of a disease with gymnastics.
myelopathy:
Any disease of the spinal cord.
myocardiopathy:
Any disease of the heart muscle; also, cardiomyopathy.
myopathy, myopathia:
Any disease of the muscles.
naprapath:
A practitioner of naprapathy.
naprapathy:
1. A healing system based on the theory that disease or illness is caused by strained ligaments and other problems of connective tissue and can be treated by massage.
2. A system of therapeutic manipulation based on the theory that morbid symptoms are dependent upon strained or contracted ligaments in the spine, thorax, or pelvis.
naturopathy, naturopath, naturopathic:
A drugless system of therapy, making use of physical forces such as air, light, water, heat, massage, etc.
nephropathy, nephropathia, nephropathic:
Any disease of the kidneys.
necropathy:
A tendency for tissue death or gangrene.
neopathy:
A new lesion or pathologic process.
neuroarthropathy:
Any disease of joint structures associated with disease of the central or peripheral nervous system.
neuromyopathy:
A disorder of a muscle due to a disorder of its nerve supply. Simultaneous disorders of nerves and muscles.
neuronopathy:
Disorder, often toxic, of the neuron.
neuropathic:
Pertaining to an organic or functional disorder of the nervous system. The terms neurotic and psychogenic are preferred by many psychologists instead of neuropathic for functional disorders.
neuropathology:
A branch of medicine that is concerned with diseases of the nervous system.
neuropsychopathy:
An emotional illness of neurologic and/or functional origin.
nostopathy:
Rarely used. A mental illness whereby the subject has a fear of returning to familiar places.
Quizzes
There are seven sections of
patho- words and four self-scoring quizzes are available so you can see how many of these words you know:
Patho- (Feeling) Quiz #1.
Patho- (Disease) Quiz#1
Patho- (Disease) Quiz #2.
Patho- (Disease) Quiz #3.
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