-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).
Origin of -pathy
1Words Nearby -pathy
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How to use -pathy in a sentence
If we are really ill we go to a specialist on our ailment, no matter what “pathy” we prefer.
Maids Wives and Bachelors | Amelia Edith Huddleston BarrIt was not orthodox, it belonged to no pathy, and in consequence had the opposition of all branches of the profession.
Cleveland Past and Present | Maurice Joblin
British Dictionary definitions for -pathy
indicating feeling, sensitivity, or perception: telepathy
indicating disease or a morbid condition: psychopathy
indicating a method of treating disease: osteopathy
Origin of -pathy
1Derived forms of -pathy
- -pathic, adj combining form
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