-pathiccomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. idiopathic adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: -pathy comb. form, -ic suffix.

Etymology: < -pathy comb. form + -ic suffix; compare pathic n. and adj. Compare French -pathique, German -pathisch.Combining with first elements chiefly of Greek origin. Attested from the 17th cent. in idiopathic adj. The next group of formations, from the early 19th cent., relate to kinds of medical treatment, and are probably modelled on French or German forms (e.g. allopathic adj., homoeopathic adj.). Most formations date from the mid 19th cent. or later; 20th-cent. formations are few.

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Forming adjectives with the senses ‘relating to a disease of a specified kind’ and ‘relating to a specified method of treatment’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	-pathic
释义	-pathiccomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. idiopathic adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: -pathy comb. form, -ic suffix. Etymology: < -pathy comb. form + -ic suffix; compare pathic n. and adj. Compare French -pathique, German -pathisch.Combining with first elements chiefly of Greek origin. Attested from the 17th cent. in idiopathic adj. The next group of formations, from the early 19th cent., relate to kinds of medical treatment, and are probably modelled on French or German forms (e.g. allopathic adj., homoeopathic adj.). Most formations date from the mid 19th cent. or later; 20th-cent. formations are few. Medicine. Categories » Forming adjectives with the senses ‘relating to a disease of a specified kind’ and ‘relating to a specified method of treatment’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < comb. form
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