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physiopathology

physiopathology

1 9.9
The study of how disease or injury changes the body's normal functions
  • noun
  • /ˌfɪziəʊpəˈθɒlədʒi/
  • Specialized
: fisiopatología
  • Understanding the physiopathology of cancer is crucial for developing effective treatments.

Examples

  • The research focused on the physiopathology of diabetes, examining how it affects insulin production.

  • The physiopathology and evolution of tinnitus that is exclusively associated with conductive hearing loss have not been widely studied.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Her presentations on the physiopathology of cardiovascular diseases helped students grasp the impact of these health issues.

Synonyms

pathophysiology
vsphysiopathology
  • Specialized
2 8.6

Study of how disease or injury changes the body's normal functions

has the same meaning but omits mention of processes, naming only functions

Surface Forms

physiopathology singular
physiopathologies plural

Morphology

physiopathology = pathology (opaque) = physio + patho + logy

The term is a specialized medical formation, and an average learner would not reliably infer its full meaning from the base word 'pathology' plus 'physio-'.

Etymology

Physiopathology breaks into three parts: physio- 'body' as in physical, patho- 'disease' as in pathology, and -logy 'study' as in biology. So, physiopathology is the study of how disease or injury changes the body's normal work.