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pathogenesis

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpæθ.ə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌpæθ.oʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/
  • Australian: /ˌpæθ.əʉˈd͡ʒen.ə.sɪs/
  • New-Zealand: /ˌpɛθ.ɐʉˈd͡ʒen.ə.səs/
  • CMU ARPABET: P AE2 TH AH0 JH EH1 N AH0 S IH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The origin and development of a disease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The mechanism whereby something causes a disease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the origination and development of a disease

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pathologic process, pathological process

Narrower terms: focalization, focalisation

History

Etymology

From patho- + -genesis.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: patogènesi — pathogenesis
  • Czech: patogeneze — pathogenesis
  • Dutch: pathogenese — pathogenesis
  • Finnish: patogeneesi — pathogenesis
  • Finnish: taudin synty — pathogenesis
  • French: pathogénie — pathogenesis
  • German: Pathogenese — pathogenesis
  • Greek: παθογένεση (pathogénesi) — pathogenesis
  • Hungarian: patogenezis — pathogenesis
  • Irish: pataigineas — pathogenesis
  • Italian: patogenesi — pathogenesis
  • Occitan: patogenia — pathogenesis
  • Polish: patogeneza — pathogenesis
  • Polish: patogenia — pathogenesis
  • Portuguese: patogenia — pathogenesis
  • Romanian: patogeneză — pathogenesis
  • Romanian: patogenie — pathogenesis
  • Russian: патогене́з (patogenéz) — pathogenesis
  • Spanish: patogénesis — pathogenesis
  • Spanish: patogenia — pathogenesis
  • Swedish: patogenitet — pathogenesis
  • Tagalog: mulsakitan — pathogenesis