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Definition of “-pathy”

-pathy

Definitions

combining form in countable noun

  1. indicating feeling, sensitivity, or perception ⇒ telepathy
  2. indicating disease or a morbid condition ⇒ psychopathy
  3. indicating a method of treating disease ⇒ osteopathy

Derived Forms

-pathic combining form in adjective

Word Origin

from Greek patheia suffering; see pathos

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