Meaning
suffix-pathy
disease, suffering
GreekGeneral
Terms built from -pathy
8 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with -pathy marked.
-pathy decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The root cardi/o means “heart”.
- The root my/o means “muscle”.
- The suffix -pathy means “disease”.
- Together: Disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood.
- The prefix poly- means “many”.
- The root neur/o means “nerve”.
- The suffix -pathy means “disease”.
- Together: Disease affecting multiple peripheral nerves.
- The root neur/o means “nerve”.
- The suffix -pathy means “disease”.
- Together: Disease or dysfunction of peripheral nerves.
Parts that combine with -pathy
Word parts that appear alongside -pathy in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
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