-pathy

Medical Suffix
-pathy

-pathy means disease (from the Greek).

What does -pathy mean?

The suffix -pathy means "disease". It is used to build many medical terms, and comes from the Greek.

Example words using -pathy

WordMeaning
neuropathynerve disease
cardiomyopathyheart muscle disease

Related word parts

-osis · -itis

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