-path

noun combining form

Definition of -PATH

: practitioner of a (specified) system of medicine that emphasizes one aspect of disease or its treatment <naturopath>

[International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek -pathēs, adjective, suffering, from pathos]

a : one suffering from a disorder (of such a part or system) <psychopath>

b : one perceiving <telepath>

German, back-formation from -pathie -pathy

Medical Dictionary

noun combining form \ˌpath\

: practitioner of a (specified) system of medicine that emphasizes one aspect of disease or its treatment <naturopath>

: one affected with a disorder (of such a part or system) <psychopath>

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