pathobiology

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πάσχω (páskhō)der. Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos)der. English patho- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) 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. New Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology English pathobiology From patho- + biology.

1. The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than on the medical aspects.
2. pathology (in any of its senses: study of disease, instance of disease, mechanism of disease).
3. The biologic explanations of pathogenesis, to include both pathoanatomy and pathophysiology.