pathogenesis

The origin and development of a disease.

Noun

  1. The origin and development of a disease.
  2. The mechanism whereby something causes a disease.

Origin

From patho- + -genesis.

Forms

pathogeneses

Related

aetiogenesis pathogen pathogenic pathogenicity pathogeny aetiology aetiopathogenic aetiopathology dysregulation etiology pathobiologic pathobiology pathophysiologic pathophysiology

Derived

aetiopathogenesis aetiopathogenetic cardiopathogenesis cardiopathogenetic chronopathogenesis clinicopathogenesis clinicopathogenetic copathogenesis cytopathogenesis cytopathogenetic enteropathogenesis enteropathogenic entomopathogenesis etiopathogenesis etiopathogenetic hepatopathogenesis histopathogenesis histopathogenetic immunopathogenesis immunopathogenetic nephropathogenesis neuropathogenesis neuropathogenetic pathoangiogenesis