pathology

noun

any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases

Roots

paskheinpath- · Greek · to suffer, experience, be affected logos-olog · Greek · study, discourse

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The word pathology breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: path-, from Greek paskhein (“to suffer, experience, be affected”); and -olog, from Greek logos (“study, discourse”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.