Pathogenesis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The origin and development of a disease. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the origination and development of a disease wordnet
  3. 3
    The mechanism whereby something causes a disease. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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pathopoiesis

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"Dr. Birx attended the recent International AIDS Society Conference on Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment in Vancouver, Canada."

Etymology

From patho- + -genesis.

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