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patho-

  1. a combining form meaning “suffering,” “disease,” “feeling,” used in the formation of compound words:

    pathology.



patho-

combining_form

  1. disease

    pathology

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of patho-1

Combining form representing Greek páthos; pathos
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Word History and Origins

Origin of patho-1

from Greek pathos suffering; see pathos
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Example Sentences

An uneasy, eccentric, patho-psychio gyration, caused by disappointment or thwarted ambition.

Pańćokshaṇo madhye tasthur maho divaḥ—Te sedhanti patho vṛikaṁ tarantaṁ yahvatr apaḥ; Ṛigv.

Yo naḥ pshann agho vṛiko duḥeva dideati apa sma tvam patho ǵahi—Paripanthinam mashvṇaṁ huraćitam—Dvayvinaḥ; Ṛigv.

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