physiopathologyn.
/ˌfɪzɪəʊpəˈθɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˌfɪzioʊpəˈθɑlədʒi/ Medicine.
= pathophysiology n.In quot. 1853 used with reference to the physiological and pathogenic effects of homeopathic drugs.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > study of disease > [noun] > types of
loimography1706
morbid anatomy1793
toxicology1799
neuropathologya1834
physiopathology1853
histopathology1874
palaeopathology1893
pathobiology1900
pathophysiology1925
immunopathology1956
1853 J. W. Metcalf Homœopathic Provings vi. 121 Sure knowledge is only reached when we obtain the physio-pathology of a remedy blended into one by means of a great general therapeutic principle.
1883 Science 14 Sept. 384/2 The Royal academy of medicine of Turin has unanimously awarded the Riberi prize..to Prof. Bizzozero for his researches on the ‘Physiopathology of blood’.
1930 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 8 Feb. 234/1 The frequency of the occurrence of this morbid condition raises important problems as to its physio-pathology and its treatment.
1974 Nature 29 Mar. 371/2 Fifty laboratories provide facilities for basic and applied research into bacteriology, virology, physiopathology, [etc.].
1991 Lancet 2 Mar. 554/1 Its [sc. aluminium's] role in the physiopathology of dialysis-associated arthropathy (DAA) is poorly understood.
Derivatives
ˌphysiopaˈthologist n. an expert or specialist in physiopathology.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > study of disease > [noun] > types of > person
toxicologist1829
functionalist1851
neuropathologist1860
psychopathologist1863
neuropathist1864
histopathologist1872
fluidist1888
nephrologist1888
neuropath1896
phthisiologist1928
immunopathologist1954
physiopathologist1958
1958 W. M. Mendel & J. Lyons tr. L. Binswanger in R. May et al. Existence (1960) ix. 363 The transitions from the healthy to the abnormal..are for us just as important as for the physiopathologist.
1988 W. J. Dowling tr. R. Francès Perception of Music ii. 33 This spatial imagery based on flow and apparent movement is tied to the temporal distribution of sound stimuli. Physiopathologists consider it to be an indispensible [sic] condition of normal perception.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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