pathobiology

noun

patho·​bi·​ol·​o·​gy ˌpa-thō-bī-ˈä-lə-jē How to pronounce pathobiology (audio)

Examples of pathobiology in a Sentence

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And the initiative has funded more than 40 pathobiology studies, which focus on the basic cellular and molecular mechanisms of long COVID. Sarah Boden, NPR, 25 Nov. 2024 Cunningham is a clinical professor of molecular pathobiology at NYU College of Dentistry. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Aug. 2024 Experts and advocates acknowledge that some valuable parts of RECOVER should continue, such as pathobiology research with samples collected from patients in the observational study. Betsy Ladyzhets, STAT, 31 May 2024 The results of the sequencing have been shared with the broader scientific community, which can access them easily, for instance through the real-time tracking hosted by Louise Moncla, a University of Pennsylvania professor of pathobiology. Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 1 Mar. 2023 The challenge, says Raymond Robert Rowland, head of the department of pathobiology at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, is that African swine fever—known to veterinarians as ASF—is a disease spread by movement. Maryn McKenna, Wired, 12 Oct. 2021 Research departments include biomedical engineering, cancer biology, pathobiology, and clinical and translational research. Kristen Moon, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2021

Word History

Etymology

patho- + biology

First Known Use

circa 1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pathobiology was circa 1900

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“Pathobiology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pathobiology. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

pathobiology

noun
patho·​bi·​ol·​o·​gy ˌpath-ō-bī-ˈäl-ə-jē How to pronounce pathobiology (audio)
plural pathobiologies
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