What it means
The root in words about disease. pathologypuh-THOL-uh-jeeThe study of disease and its causes and effects, or the disease changes found in a person or tissue.path/o disease-logy study ofFull entry is the study of disease, a pathogenPATH-uh-jenA germ, such as a bacterium, virus, fungus or parasite, that can cause disease.path/o disease-gen something that producesFull entry is a germ that causes disease, and pathophysiology explains how a disease changes the body's normal working. The ending -pathypuh-theeA word ending that means disease of a part, or feeling.Full entry means a disease of a part, as in neuropathynoo-ROP-uh-theeDamage to or disease of one or more nerves, most often the nerves of the hands and feet.neur/o nerve-pathy diseaseFull entry .
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Related terms
pathogen
A germ, such as a bacterium, virus, fungus or parasite, that can cause disease.
-pathy
A word ending that means disease of a part, or feeling.
neuropathy
Damage to or disease of one or more nerves, most often the nerves of the hands and feet.
pathology
The study of disease and its causes and effects, or the disease changes found in a person or tissue.