patho-
a combining form meaning “suffering,” “disease,” “feeling,” used in the formation of compound words: pathology.
Origin of patho-
1Combining form representing Greek páthos;see pathos
- Also especially before a vowel, path-.
Words Nearby patho-
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How to use patho- in a sentence
An uneasy, eccentric, patho-psychio gyration, caused by disappointment or thwarted ambition.
The Roycroft Dictionary | Elbert HubbardPańćokshaṇo madhye tasthur maho divaḥ—Te sedhanti patho vṛikaṁ tarantaṁ yahvatr apaḥ; Ṛigv.
Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2) | Angelo de GubernatisYo naḥ pshann agho vṛiko duḥeva dideati apa sma tvam patho ǵahi—Paripanthinam mashvṇaṁ huraćitam—Dvayvinaḥ; Ṛigv.
Zoological Mythology (Volume II) | Angelo de Gubernatis
British Dictionary definitions for patho-
patho-
combining form
disease: pathology
Origin of patho-
1from Greek pathos suffering; see pathos
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