the study of the effects of disease on physiological processes
pathophysiology in American English
(ˌpæθouˌfɪziˈɑlədʒi)
noun
Pathology
the physiology of abnormal or diseased organisms or their parts; the functional changes associated with a disease or syndrome
Word origin
[1950–55; patho- + physiology]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Common Market, International Gothic, conflict of interest, drip-dry, point spreadpatho- is a combining form meaning “suffering,” “disease,” “feeling,” used in the formationof compound words. Other words that use the affix patho- include: pathocure, pathoformic, pathogen, pathogenic, pathomorphism
Examples of 'pathophysiology' in a sentence
pathophysiology
Through his research into its pathophysiology and treatment, countless young lives have been saved.