path-, patho-, -path-, -pathia, -pathic, -pathology, -pathetic, -pathize, -pathy +

(Greek: feeling, sensation, perception; suffering, disease, disorder; a system of treatment of disease)

In medicine, some of these elements usually mean “one who suffers from a disease of, or one who treats a disease”; so, they should not be confused with the “feeling” words which are also shown on these pages.

mazopathy, mazopathia

Any disease of the placenta.

melanopathy

Disease marked by pigmentation of the skin.

meteoropathology

The pathology of conditions caused by weather or atmospheric conditions.

meteoropathy

Disease or illness caused by climatic conditions.

metropathy, metropathia, metropathic

Any disease or disorder of the uterus.

monopathophobia

An abnormal panic of having sickness in a specified part of the body or some definite disease.

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 or someone who uses therapeutic manipulation based on the theory that morbid symptoms are dependent upon strained or contracted ligaments.

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.

necropathy

A condition or disease process principally characterized by tissue death or gangrene.

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