etiopathology

English

Etymology

Blend of etiology +‎ pathology. By surface analysis, etio- +‎ pathology.

Noun

etiopathology (countable and uncountable, plural etiopathologies)

1. (medicine) The determination or study of the cause of a pathology.
   • 2015 July 6, “Association of DNA Methylation with Acute Mania and Inflammatory Markers”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     However, more work is needed to determine whether methylation in this locus is involved in the etiopathology of mania.

Synonyms

• pathoetiology (synanagram)

Derived terms

• etiopathologic (etiopathological)

Related terms

• etiology; etiologic (etiological)
• etiopathogenesis, etiopathogenetic

Anagrams

• pathoetiology