patho-

American  

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

   pathology.

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patho- British  

combining form

1. disease

   pathology

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Etymology

Origin of patho-

Combining form representing Greek páthos; pathos

Example Sentences

Ms Bhosale, who headed the team that designed the coronavirus testing kit called Patho Detect, said it was done "in record time" - six weeks instead of three or four months.

From BBC

Will a single instance of pathos be called a patho?

From Time Magazine Archive

John has not only problems at the typewriter but a patho logical fear of marriage.

From Time Magazine Archive

The almost patho logically detached Leonardo also served the most bloodthirsty power politician of the Renaissance period � Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI.

From Time Magazine Archive