physiopathology

[fiz-ee-oh-puh-thol-uh-jee]

noun

1. pathophysiology.

Other Word Forms

• physiopathological adjective
• physiopathologic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of physiopathology¹

First recorded in 1900–05; physio- + pathology

Example Sentences

The recent study is also significant because, as the authors explain, "the role of cholesterol homeostasis in the physiopathology of the inner ear has not been studied."

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Yara Al Chikhanie, a doctoral student in lung physiopathology at the Dieulefit Santé, cited the clinic’s rehabilitation study of 19 patients at the session.

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“More than 40 years of nutritional policy has advocated for a low-fat diet but we’re seeing little impact on rising levels of obesity,” said lead author Dr Ramon Estruch from the Spanish Biomedical Research Centre in Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition at the University of Barcelona, Spain.

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