- pathogenesis
- noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1876 the origination and development of a disease
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
pathogenesis
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Pathogenesis — Path o*gen e*sis, n. (Med.) Pathogeny. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pathogenesis — (n.) 1876, from PATHO (Cf. patho ) + GENESIS (Cf. genesis) … Etymology dictionary
pathogenesis — [pə thäj′ə nēpath΄ə jen′ə sis] n. [ModL: see PATHO & GENESIS] the production or development of a disease: also pathogeny [pə thäj′ə nē] pathogenetic [pə thäjə net′ik] adj … English World dictionary
Pathogenesis — The term pathogenesis means step by step development of a disease due to a series of changes in the structure and /or function of a cell/tissue/organ being caused by a microbial , chemical or physical agent.The pathogenesis of a disease is the… … Wikipedia
pathogenesis — n. [Gr. pathos, suffering; genesis, origin] The origination and development of disease; pathogenic adj … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pathogenesis — pathogenetic /path oh jeuh net ik/, adj. /path euh jen euh sis/, n. the production and development of disease. Also, pathogeny /peuh thoj euh nee/. [1875 80; < NL; see PATHO , GENESIS] * * * … Universalium
pathogenesis — noun a) The origin and development of a disease. b) The mechanism whereby something causes a disease. See Also: pathogen, pathogenic, pathogeny … Wiktionary
Pathogenesis — The development of a disease and the chain of events leading to that disease. * * * The pathologic, physiologic, or biochemical mechanism resulting in the development of a disease or morbid process. Cf.:etiology. [patho + G. genesis, production]… … Medical dictionary
pathogenesis — causation or production of disease Causation and Formation … Phrontistery dictionary
pathogenesis — pæθə dÊ’enɪsɪs n. generation and development of a disease … English contemporary dictionary
