path-

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Definition of PATH-

: pathological state : disease <pathogen>

path- or patho-

New Latin, from Greek, from pathos, literally, suffering — more at pathos

Medical Dictionary

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: pathological <pathobiology>

: pathological state : disease <pathogen> <pathergy>

path- or patho-

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