ichthyopathology

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰúHs? Proto-Hellenic *ikʰtʰū́s Ancient Greek ῐ̓χθῡ́ς (ĭkhthū́s) English ichthyo- Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logie French pathologiebor. English pathology English ichthyopathology From ichthyo- + pathology.

1. The study of diseases of fish.

   “Classically the species of Aeromonas implicated in fish disease that have been considered important in ichthyopathology were A. salmonicida and A. hydrophila.”