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.

orthopathy

The treatment of illness or disease without the use of drugs.

osteopathology

The science of bone diseases.

osteopathy

1. Disease or affection of the bones.
2. A theory of disease and method of cure founded on the assumption that deformation of some part of the skeleton and consequent interference with the adjacent nerves and blood-vessels are the cause of most diseases.

otopathy

Any disease of the ears.

ovariopathy

Any disease of the ovaries.

palaeopathology, paleopathology

1. The study of the diseases of past periods or from previous times.
2. The study of disease in bodies preserved from ancient times, such as in mummies.

pancreatopathy

Any disease of the pancreas.

pancreopathy

Any disease of the pancreas.

panpathy

A feeling common to all or everyone.

parasympathetic

Of, pertaining to, or designating one of the major divisions of the autonomic nervous system, distinguished from the sympathetic system by its place of origin, its use of acetylcholine as a transmitter, and its general association with rest and recuperation rather than alertness.

pathema

Any diseased state or morbid condition.

pathematology

1. Another term for pathology, especially psychopathology.
2. In philosophy, the doctrine of the effects on the mind of pleasure and pain.

pathemia

One pole of a personality dimension characterized by emotional immaturity with poorly focused feelings rather than realistic and objective attitudes.

pathergasia

Any bodily malfunction or defect that interferes with an individual's psychological adjustment.

pathergy, pathergia, pathergic

An abnormal reaction to an allergen (allergy), either a subnormal reaction or an excessive reaction.

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