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-pathy
- a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “suffering,” “feeling” ( antipathy; sympathy ); in compound words of modern formation, often used with the meaning “morbid affection,” “disease” ( arthropathy; deuteropathy; neuropathy; psychopathy ), and hence used also in names of systems or methods of treating disease ( allopathy; homeopathy; hydropathy; osteopathy ).
-pathy
combining form
- indicating feeling, sensitivity, or perception
telepathy
- indicating disease or a morbid condition
psychopathy
- indicating a method of treating disease
osteopathy
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Derived Forms
- -pathic, combining_form:in_adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of -pathy1
from Greek patheia suffering; see pathos
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Example Sentences
If we are really ill we go to a specialist on our ailment, no matter what “pathy” we prefer.
From Project Gutenberg
It was not orthodox, it belonged to no pathy, and in consequence had the opposition of all branches of the profession.
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