patho-
(ˈpæθəʊ, pəˈθɒ)
repr. Gr. παθο-, comb. form of πάθος suffering, disease, etc. (see pathos), used in scientific and technical terms, for the more important of which see their alphabetical places.
ˌpatho-anaˈtomical a., pertaining to morbid anatomy. ˌpathobioˈlogical a., relating to living organisms (e.g. bacteria) which cause disease; so ˌpathobiˈologist, one who studies these. pathobiˈology, the study of the biological processes associated with diseased or injured tissue. ˈpathogerm, a germ that causes disease; hence pathoˈgermic a., pertaining to or of the nature of a pathogerm. ‖ pathoˈmania: see quot. paˈthometer, a (hypothetical) instrument for measuring the passions or emotions. paˈthometry, (a) the measuring, estimation, or diagnosis of different diseases; (b) measurement of the passions or emotions. ˌpathomyˈotomist nonce-wd. [f. Pathomyotomia: see quot. 1649], one who studies the muscles concerned in the expression of emotions. ‖ pathoˈphobia, (a) morbid dread of disease, hypochondria; (b) morbid fear of any kind. pathoˈphoric, paˈthophorous adjs. [Gr. -ϕόρος bearing], conveying or causing disease. ‖ pathoˈpœia [Gr. -ποιία a making], (a) Rhet. a speech or figure of speech designed to arouse passion or emotion; (b) Path. production of disease; so pathoˈpœous a. [Gr. -ποιός making], producing disease.
| 1888 Amer. Nat. Feb. 113 Frank P. Billings, Director of the *Patho-Biological Laboratory of the State University of Nebraska. |
| Ibid. 117 It is far more practical for *patho⁓biologists to stick to the name cocci for all round objects (not spores). |
| 1971 LaVia & Hill Princ. Pathobiol. i. 4 This is the subject of *pathobiology—the alterations in normal biological mechanisms that occur in response to injury. 1972 Lancet 20 May 1104/1 Pathobiology (a trendy name for general pathology) seems to be a fashionable subject in the United States. 1975 Amer. Jrnl. Path. LXXIX. 183 Pathobiology of an endocrine disease. |
| 1897 Daily News 9 Dec. 8/5 It was the *patho⁓germ which was deadly,..the microbe was inimical to the pathogerm. |
| 1887 A. M. Brown Anim. Alkal. 158 Dr. Koch..thought he had found the *pathogermic entity. |
| 1853 Dunglison Med. Lex., *Pathomania, a morbid perversion of the natural feelings, affections, inclinations..and natural impulses, without any remarkable disorder..of the intellect. |
| 1899 Westm. Gaz. 12 Jan. 1/3 We believe that machines (which should naturally be called *pathometers) for registering the physical effect of music on hearers..have been planned. |
| 18.. Moxon in Lancet (O.), The poor little thing..who, only seven years old and having tubercle in the brain, said it wasn't headache he suffered from, it was pain in the head. Pitifully accurate *pathometry for such a time of life. 1899 Westm. Gaz. 12 Jan. 1/3 A..rough-and-ready observation in pathometry. [1649 Bulwer (title) Pathomyotomia: or a Dissection Of the significative Muscles of the Affections of the Minde.] |
| 1657–83 Evelyn Hist. Relig. (1850) I. 234 Passions..with the *Pathomyotomists are, as it were, the muscles of the soul. |
| 1866 A. Flint Princ. Med. (1880) 854 The name hypochondriasis..has very little significance as indicating the character..of the affection. The name *pathophobia is much more expressive. |
| 1897 Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 750 *Pathophoric bacilli. |
| 1678 Phillips, *Pathopœa, an Expression of a Passion, in Rhetorick it is a figure by which the mind is moved to hatred, anger, or pity. |
| 1857 Mayne Expos. Lex., Pathopœia, term for the induction, production, or formation of affections or diseases. Pathopœus, inducing or creating..diseases; *pathopeous. |