Pathophobia
noun
a fear of disease; also called nosophobia
Word Origin
Greek pathos ‘disease’
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[path-oh-fiz-ee-ol-uh-jee] /ˌpæθ oʊˌfɪz iˈɒl ə dʒi/ noun, Pathology. 1. the of abnormal or diseased organisms or their parts; the functional changes associated with a disease or syndrome. adj. 1952, from patho- + physiology. pathophysiology path·o·phys·i·ol·o·gy (pāth’ō-fĭz’ē-ŏl’ə-jē) n. path’o·phys’i·o·log’ic (-ə-lŏj’ĭk) or path’o·phys’i·o·log’i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj. path’o·phys’i·ol’o·gist n.
- Pathos
[pey-thos, -thohs, -thaws] /ˈpeɪ θɒs, -θoʊs, -θɔs/ noun 1. the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion. 2. . 3. Obsolete. . /ˈpeɪθɒs/ noun 1. the quality or power, esp […]
- Pathosis
[puh-thoh-sis] /pəˈθoʊ sɪs/ noun 1. a diseased condition. pathosis pa·tho·sis (pā-thō’sĭs) n. pl. path·o·ses (-sēz’)
- Pathoses
[pey-thos, -thohs, -thaws] /ˈpeɪ θɒs, -θoʊs, -θɔs/ noun 1. the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion. 2. . 3. Obsolete. . [puh-thoh-sis] /pəˈθoʊ sɪs/ noun 1. a diseased condition. […]
- Path pascal
Parallel extension of Pascal. Processes have shared access to data objects. Constraints on their synchronisation are specified in a path expression. [“An Overview of Path Pascal’s Design”, R.H. Campbell, SIGPLAN Notices 15(9):13-24 (Sep 1980)].